Kimball is a small town a short 15 to 20 minute drive south of St. Cloud where highway 15 and 55 intersect. Highway 24 is also nearby. The town in the most recent census shows a population of 799.
Avon is a community with a population of 1,396 in Stearns County in Central Minnesota west of St. Cloud and east of Albany. Avon has many lakes, hills and industry in this small town.
WJON's small town series takes us to Holdingford, Minnesota. Holdingford is an incorporated town of 743 people in Stearns County north and west of St. Cloud.
January in Minnesota is cold but there are parts of the United States that experience 80 degrees and sunny almost every day. The pictures below are from come of the top destinations on the Big Island in Hawaii.
The Vikings lost 34-26 on the road at the San Francisco 49ers Sunday. Viking running back Dalvin Cook left the game early due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Alexander Mattison. It is unclear how much time, if any, Cook will miss.