The appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego is marked in Mexico Dec. 12, and it was celebrated Dec. 7, 2024, at the Church of St. Mary in Melrose. The feast day involved events in …

First responders rescued a boy from the inside of a grain bin in Oak Township Dec. 28, 2024. According to fire chief Tom Budde, the Melrose Fire Department was dispatched to the call around …

Holdingford business receives state funds for expansion project ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz announced last week more than $10.5 million for seven business expansion projects in the …

Music was blaring and dancers filled the floor, many dressed in Christmas garb, Dec. 8, 2024, at the Melrose American Legion in Melrose. In fact, many did not leave the dance floor for two hours once …

Thirty-seven Nativity scenes from around the world can be found in Bob and Jan Leukam’s Melrose home.  A Nativity scene, also known as a creche, is a representation of the …

A strategic plan was last done five years ago for the Albany Area School District. It resulted in the addition of an Early Learning Center, Superintendent Travis Okerlund told Albany Area Chamber of …

Viola Borgerding’s father, Alphonse Klaphake, loved Christmas. “He would go to the Corner Store in Freeport for the eve of St. Nick and buy nuts and bags of candy — chocolate …

The Holdingford City Council approved the 2025 levy at $250,000 Dec. 9 during a monthly meeting at Holdingford City Hall in Holdingford.   That, in part, is because of the approved 2025 …

The Melrose Area School Board approved a payable 2025 levy of $2,940,174.91 during their Dec. 16 monthly meeting at the media room in Melrose.   The approval came after the …