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2007 Second Hunt

Jim Ragsdale, former Pioneer Press reporter and Treasure Hunt clue writer, dies

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By MARY DIVINE | mdivine@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressEveryone in the Twin Cities news business admired Jim Ragsdale for his gentle wit and seamles
Saving the Peeps: Second in a series of videos exposing Peeps abuse
“I remember driving to the morgue with Jim to conduct a Peep autopsy with a real medical examiner and laughing out loud as he was brainstorming all th
Treasure Hunt: Clue writer James Goodhue IV returns to berate medallion hunters
He left the Pioneer Press in 2011 to return to the Star Tribune to cover the Capitol. He stopped working earlier this year because of his illness.Pers
Holly Jolly Ragsdale
Rachel Stassen-Berger, a reporter for the Star Tribune and longtime friend, organized the caroling flashmob. She said Ragsdale “traveled the cancer jo

Lucky 6 claim the prize in Hunt II

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275336209988.jpg, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Mary Brown, Amy Wilson, Janel Donegan and Ginny Jarombek gather in the Pioneer Press lobby after their party of six found the Wint
By JOHN BREWER | Pioneer PressJoyce Banken dug with a garden claw and five friends while hundreds of other hunters warmed themselves by a bonfire.“We

Cover your tracks

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No one has ever found the medallion after so few clues! Was this hunter so very clever and lucky, or might there be another explanation?The hunter des