Out-of-area PayPal subscription link

*This has been updated with new pricing for newspaper subscriptions.*

With PayPal, I created a convenient payment link for out-of-area subscriptions. The link is: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/JULR2NCJ75HX4.

Out-of-area subscriptions currently cost $40 a year (*Price change on 3-1-2026). This includes all subscribers who do not live in these counties of central Minnesota: Pope, Swift, Kandiyohi and Stearns. If you're a new subscriber, you'll have to email me your address to get yourself added: lifeinbonanzavalley@gmail.com.

Minnesota Newspaper Association has big-name speakers

The Minnesota Newspaper Convention in Brooklyn Park did not disappoint on its final day at the Minneapolis Marriot Northwest hotel. At the Friday lunch session, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar were on hand to give in-person speeches at the hotel's Northland banquet hall. Among many topics, Governor Walz spoke about the dangers that rise when local news sources are closed or merge with larger companies. Senator Klobuchar gave many insights on legislation being developed in Washington, D.C. about how to support local news sources.

There's more to come that I'll get to in the February 6 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper.