It’s about that time of year where moms and dads are scrambling to find the winter hats, boots, and mittens. Chopper Mill Mittens is the creation of Jill Kaufenberg, a Stillwater mom who is trying to ...

Jill Kaufenberg, founder and CEO of Chopper Mill Inc., holds a selection of the mittens her company creates and sells near her office in Stillwater on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (John Autey / Pioneer ...

It never failed. As soon as Jill Kaufenberg bought a decent pair of mittens for one of her three kids, one of the mittens would get lost — time and time again. Her two daughters didn’t mind wearing ...