Sports

Eden Valley-Watkins edges Holdingford

The Holdingford Huskers led 8-7 after five innings, but Eden Valley-Watkins came back to score two in the sixth and one in the seventh to win 10-8 during a May 9 Central Minnesota Conference softball …

Albany girls stellar in 6th-place performance

Albany’s Sophia Anderson finished second, helping the Huskies girls golf team take sixth at the St. Cloud Country Club Girls Invitational May 9 in St. Cloud.   There were golfers from …

Kreuzer tops field in Little Falls

The Albany Huskies boys golf team claimed the top spot in a Granite Ridge Conference meet May 10 at Little Falls Country Club in Little Falls.   Albany’s Zac Kreuzer led all 48 …
Columns

A life changing day Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a time when we thank men and women who served in the military. It warmed my heart Thursday afternoon as I watched Melrose American Legion 101 Post and Auxiliary members visit with …

The practice of providing school lunches

In recent years, school meals have been a focus of school board meetings. Actually, discussion and interest about school meals is not new.   While the discussion today may be more about …
Obituaries
Diane L. Miller
Diane Laura Miller, 66, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, May 11, 2024, at the St. Could Hospital after a long and courageous battle with type 1 diabetes and all of the …
Bernadette A. Arceneau
Bernadette A. “Bernie” Arceneau, 74, of Melrose, passed away peacefully May 6, 2024 at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose. A Mass of Christian Burial was held May 10 at St. …
Gerald J. Zenzen
Gerald J. “Jerry” Zenzen, 92, of Avon, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with cancer May 6, 2024, at his home in Avon. A Mass of Christian Burial …
James J. Kramer
James J. “Jim” Kramer, 94, of Melrose, passed away peacefully Jan. 5, 2024, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose.   A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. …
Karen K. Fisher
Karen K. Fisher, 81, of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, May 5, 2024, at Cura of Melrose Care Center in Melrose. A private celebration of life will be held at a …
Birth Announcements
Taylor Marie Gerads
Jason and Lynn Gerads, of Albany, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Marie Gerads, at 1:57 a.m. April 16, 2024, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose.   She …
Milo Thomas Berg
Mathew and Megan Berg are the proud parents of their first boy.   Milo Thomas Berg was delivered April 23, 2024, by Dr. Joel Dunn at CentraCare-Sauk Centre Hospital in Sauk Centre.   …