Sara Lieser has worked at Charlie’s Cafe for 20 years. Ashley Buttweiler has been employed at this long-time Freeport restaurant for eight years. On Dec. 19, 2025, the two women and their …

All three Melrose Area High School knowledge bowl teams placed well Feb. 4 in a conference competition at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School in Howard Lake. It was their third conference …

The Albany Area School Board is looking at ways to reduce a projected $1.2 million deficit in its fiscal year 2027-28 budget. School board chair Scott Hansen highlighted proposed reductions and …

Dale and Linda Hurd Dale and Linda Hurd, of Melrose, invite all friends and neighbors to help them celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at the …

Melrose Area High School speakers Aidan Kluempke and Esther Kapsner were champions in their categories Feb. 7 at the St. Michael-Albertville Speech Tournament at STMA High School in St. Michael. The …

Cast of Melrose Stages production announced MELROSE — Melrose Stages Inc. directors Marit Elliott and Becky Kapsner are pleased to announce their cast for their spring musical, “Midlife! The …

Thank you Dorothy Petermeier, along with her family, would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who surrounded Eddie and our family with their love, support, storytelling and prayers …

In times of crisis, it is important to know who to call to help figure out the next steps.   For a fire, a caller might be best supported by a firetruck and a team of firefighters, or for a …

Nolan and Jenny Schmidt’s love for their daughter, Kelsey, is everlasting. A photo of their newborn baby girl sits on a shelf in their Avon home. Memories of holding her, dressing her and wrapping …

Working together is a ministry Allan Ulbricht said Christ calls people to do.  That is just what he and fellow St. Paul’s Lutheran Church congregation members are doing as they seek …