Matt Bergmann knows the value of extracurricular activities for students.

He also knows nothing is guaranteed to be spared when the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School Board has to make cuts to emerge from and stay out of statutory operating debt.

“At ACGC, we believe that strong extracurriculars are a vital part of offering an overall education for our students. It is a supplement to the classroom and promotes learning as an extension of the school day,” said Bergmann, ACGC’s athletic director.

Meeker County Sheriff’s Office will hold a memorial service in honor of National Law Enforcement Memorial Day Thursday.

Sheriff Chaplain Jeff Garland will lead the 9:30 a.m. service in the Law Enforcement Center parking lot with past chaplain Terry Olthoff assisting.

A 36-year-old man from Sartell, Minn., is dead after a head-on accident with a dump truck near Kimball Monday.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Barry Gronli of Sartell was traveling south on Minnesota Highway 15, four miles south of Kimball and one mile north of Minnesota 24, when his 2004 Oldsmobile Alero crossed into the northbound lane and struck a dump truck.

A pair of third-place finishes at the Wright County Conference finale May 12 at Timber Creek Golf Club were good enough for the Litchfield girls golf team to win the league title.

Litchfield finished the season with 1,879 strokes, while second-place Waconia was 43 strokes back.

Delano, Mound-Westonka, Orono, Annandale, Glencoe-Silver Lake, Dassel-Cokato and Watertown-Mayer rounded out the standings.

Mound-Westonka's Amy Miller was the top individual scorer in the WCC.

Kristen Solbrack, Katlyn Kiehn, Kayla Sommerfeld and Karin Hansen were all-conference for the Dragons.