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Minnesota natives hope to shine on 'Nashville Star'
Minnesota's going country, y'all. At least when it comes to reality TV. Alyson Gilbert, 28, from Crookston and Ashlee Hewitt, 20, from Lancaster are two of the top 12 finalists on the sixth season of "Nashville ...

'Nashville Star' finalist performed in Falls, Fay Whitbeck, Staff Writer
One of finalists still in the running on NBC's "Nashville Star" is from Lancaster, Minn., and has performed three times in International Falls.

A Lancaster, Minn., native had to choose: go after solo fame, or go...
A small-town girl, one of 13 kids, with dreams of becoming a star, decides to move to the big city after high school.

Trouble in River City
Seen this week in the "Days Gone By" section of the Kittson County Enterprise : 1907 - 100 Years Ago - The grand jury last week continued its crusade against the saloons in the county and before it adjourned ... via St. Vincent Memories

Nashville's (North) Star
Things are going to get interesting tonight on "Nashville Star" when the top 5 contestants - including Minnesota native Ashlee Hewitt - have to leave the covers behind and perform original songs.

Lancaster native booted from 'Nashville Star'
Ashlee Hewitt managed to make it into the top 5 on "Nashville Star," but that's where her reality TV journey ended on Monday when she was eliminated from the countrified version of "American Idol." The ...