Memories of the Dust Bowl years and droughts of the 1930s were still part of the local memory 75 years ago when the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District was created. Its mandate …

Gill Dairy knows what it means to be a family farm. “The big theme here is that we are all about family,” Jerry Gill said. “Mom and Dad had 10 kids and all but two live close. …

MELROSE — Residents in any Stearns County precinct, including people who received mail-in ballots, will be able to vote in person for the 2024 general election starting Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the …

“Are you coming to the ball with me?” Beth Kluempke asked her husband, Brian, as she grabbed his hand placed over her shoulder.  They were two of 12 guests attending …

The Holdingford City Council approved a fee of 15% of the bill or $250, whichever is higher, on some outstanding utility bills during a monthly meeting Oct. 15 at Holdingford City Hall in …

MELROSE —   Residents in any Stearns County precinct, including people who received mail-in ballots, will be able to vote in person for the 2024 general election starting Tuesday, Oct. 29, …

A bouquet of white and yellow daisies sits on Dan and Lori Austing’s kitchen table in Freeport Oct. 8, a birthday gift from a sister-in-law. On his wrist, Dan wears a bright blue bracelet that …

Easter services earlier this year were celebrated in the Church of Immaculate Conception in New Munich with a new gathering space and elevator. Since then, people have used the elevator whether …

MELROSE — Candidates for Melrose District 740 School Board will answer prepared questions and discuss election issues during a Meet the Candidates Night 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Melrose …

Roger Burg and son Ben Burg worked side-by-side on ham duty in a back room at the St. Martin Parish Hall in St. Martin Oct. 5. It was the 44th annual St. Martin Firefighter BBQ Ham Supper, which …

ALEXANDRIA — A hearing has been set in a case against a House District 12B candidate.   Judd Bradford Hoff, a Democratic candidate and Alexandria resident, was charged in August with …