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Rails upset #1 seed for chance to advance to state
Rails upset #1 seed for chance to advance to state Proctor and Rock Ridge again meet in the 7AA championship game Thursday, June 1 at 4 p.m. at Braun Park in Cloquet. Rock Ridge needs two wins to advance to state, while Proctor only needs one. The Rails, seed 2, bet the top…
Read MoreProctor Memorial Day observance Monday at 9:30 a.m.
The annual Proctor Memorial Day observance and program sponsored by the Proctor American Legion Post 106 will be held Monday, May 29 at 9:30 a.m. outside of the Proctor Community Center. Cemetery schedule and full program in Proctor Journal.
Read MoreTwo Rail softball players in running for top state infielder
Two Rail softball players in running for top state infielder Two Proctor Rail softball players are in the running for the top infielder in Minnesota high school softball? Sophie Parendo and Anika Burke are two of the players included in SBLive’s “Who is the top infielder in Minnesota high school softball?” As of…
Read MoreDFL introduces legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Today, legislators from the Minnesota House and Senate joined advocates to announce legislation for the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Minnesota. “We know Minnesota’s current cannabis laws are doing more harm than good,” said Rep. Zack Stephenson (DFL – Coon Rapids), the bill’s House author. “Over the last 3 years, DFLers in the…
Read More150 years ago speech helped create Proctor
Proctor missed another important historic date. It was 150 years ago on January 27, 1871 James Proctor Knott delivered a satirical speech in the House known as Duluth! or The Untold Delights of Duluth. The speech ridiculed a bill subsidizing westward expansions of railroads. The speech is sometimes reprinted in collections of humorous speeches or…
Read MoreFighting for our newspapers
By U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar — On May 7th of last year, the Hastings Star Gazette printed its last issue. The paper’s first issue as The Hastings Independent was published in 1857, a year before Minnesota gained statehood. Generations relied on papers like this for local news—they told you who was born and who died, whose daughter just…
Read More“Loni” Anderson promoted to Brigadier General
“Loni” Anderson promoted to Brigadier General Brigadier General Len “Loni” Anderson, a Proctor native, was promoted to Brigadier General on June 3rd. He is currently the Deputy Commanding General of Joint Task Force ARES/Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group. A 1989 Proctor graudate, Anderson was commissioned in 1993 upon graduation from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He…
Read MoreProctor’s DWI chair Jeopardy question
© Proctor Journal Proctor’s infamous DWI chair has officially become a national icon. On Mon., Mar. 14 it became a jeopardy question. The question appeared under the category “Dumb Criminals.” It was the fourth category on the board and the final and most valued question at $1,000. It was situated between “Habla Espanol?” and “We…
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