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Striking gold

Melrose Area High School seniors Amelia Brower, Drew Pundsack and Makayla Zirbes are individual state speech champions.   Pundsack struck gold medal for a second time in creative expression …

Albany city leaders have filled an unexpected leadership vacancy with a longtime government observer. Earlier this month, councilor Adam Rushmeyer submitted a letter of resignation. Council …

Warrior Fran

Francis “Fran” Hinnenkamp was gifted with a cross made of antique horseshoes after diagnosed with cancer in November 2023. “I’m supposed to pass it on to somebody else …

Albany Area High School senior Hope Aronson participated in her first state speech meet April 19, and she said it was like the cherry on the top of a great final year.   She placed 20th of …

24K Albany prom

            An alleged April 22 domestic call in Meire Grove around 9:15 a.m. turned into a standoff that ended with an individual being taken …

Enthralled by total solar eclipse

People cheered in Vincennes, Indiana, when the total solar eclipse occurred April 8 and another cheer erupted when the sun started peeking out again.   Experiencing the total eclipse, when …

Hands on Avon firefighting family

Growing up near the Avon Fire and Rescue station in Avon, Adam Pogatschnik remembers when the whistle blew and he and neighborhood children ran to see what fire trucks were going out.   …

Eyeing organ donation

As a nurse, Mary Ann Reller helped save lives.   When she had a heart attack in her late 50s and passed away April 2, 1995, her eyes were donated to the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank. It was her …

Albany Area Schools administrators and board members discussed the potential benefits, drawbacks and uncertainties of implementing a four-day school week during an April 10 meeting in the district …

FFA students from Albany Area, Holdingford and Melrose Area high schools will compete as teams and individuals April 21-23 during the Minnesota FFA Convention at the University of Minnesota campuses …

Albany Area High School FFA will have six teams, nine individuals and three representatives at the Minnesota State FFA Convention. The Albany poultry team — Corey Brix, Ivan Kotten, …

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