Soothing music played as people remembered the late Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, during a candlelight vigil in Melrose, with a backdrop of the Sauk River flowing …

Before the start of every Minnesota Twins baseball game, the organization calls forth a veteran from the United States Armed Forces to raise the American flag and be recognized in front of their home …

“A little story with a lot of steam.” That’s how Shanna Post describes Some Like It Hot — her new coffee shop, cafe, and wine, beer and cocktail bar located inside …

Area schools might be receiving less money from the state, but Albany Area Schools expects to weather it. During the school board’s June 11 meeting in the district office board room in …

ALEXANDRIA —  On June 10, the Central Minnesota Manufacturers Association announced Two Rivers Enterprises as its 2024 Manufacturer of the Year, recognizing the company’s …

Melrose resident and business owner Pam Rue was a Miss Melrose candidate in 1997.  Rue, who is emceeing this year’s pageant as part of the Melrose Riverfest celebration, is excited to …

Curt Wegleitner and Kevin Frericks helped with the raffle during the June 7 Freeport Family Fishing tournament on Kings Lake near Freeport. As younger members, they both felt joining the Freeport …

An open house to celebrate Bertilla “Tillie” Bueckers’ 95th birthday will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Freeport Senior Center in Freeport. Lunch will …

Holdingford City Council members approved city clerk Nicky Lahr applying for a funding request for a lift station project during their June 9 meeting at Holdingford City Hall in Holdingford.  …

Students receive scholarships WADENA — Isaac Evenson , of Albany, is a recipient of a $1,000 Northern Cooperative Foundation Scholarship for the 2025-26 academic year. Northern …

Welp returning to Greenwald for presentation on Germany GREENWALD — Hermann Welp, from Ankum, Germany, will give a “Witness of the First Settlement to the Present Time” …