Sports
Alexis Ambriz Becerra drives to the Hillcrest Lutheran Academy goal Sept. 28 at Melrose Area High School in Melrose. Earlier in the contest, Ambriz Becerra passed the ball off for the game-tying goal.

Dutchmen soccer continues comebacks

Fredy Garcia Saquic’s goal with 4 minutes, 32 seconds left tied the score for the Melrose Area Dutchmen boys soccer team and kept a streak alive in a 1-1 with Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Sept. …

Unconventional but effective

The Albany Huskies have maintained a strong tradition of high-quality football for over half a century, and with that tradition comes a blueprint. For the Huskies, their stamp on the game has …

Depth looms large for Melrose aquatics

Consistently placing third and fourth in events and placing several competitors in the top 16 earned the Melrose Area Lady Dutchmen girls swimming and diving team third place out of six teams at the …
Columns

New child restraint law started Aug. 1

Fall is here, school sports and activities are in full swing and children have settled back into normal school routines.   As I’ve interacted with parents since the start of school, …

An elusive root crop

While the area has long been known for its quality and quantity of grain and grass crops, there have been attempts at other crops. In the late 1800s, one crop drew attention because of the money …

Communities need characters

It was Christmas morning many years ago. Mom and I were among the people sitting in pews at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Melrose. Right after Communion was distributed, it was a time of …

Daily lessons

I have been hearing a lot lately that there are two ways to learn something — read, study and listen or experience it by doing it.   With school starting recently, students in the …
Obituaries
In Memory
In Loving Memory of   Raymond A. Pintok It’s been one year, Oct. 4, 2024, without you. Not a single day goes by without missing you. Some days it seems like yesterday, and some days …
Pete Herges
On Sept. 17, 2024, surrounded by his family, we lost a dedicated father and husband, Pete Herges.   Pete was born in Melrose Minnesota, Aug. 25, 1930, to Peter Herges and Alvina (Meyer) …
Betty Lou Goebel
Betty Lou Goebel, 84, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Sept. 20, 2024, at Cura Care Center in Melrose. Betty Lou passed away three days shy of 66 years of marriage to Victor. A …
Dolores T. Petermeier
Dolores T. Petermeier, 91, of Melrose, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sept. 16, 2024, at Getty Street Assisted Living in Sauk Centre. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. …
Evelyn B. Bittner
Evelyn Barbara Bittner, 88, passed away Aug. 28, 2024, in Bloomington. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, Sept. 27, at The Church of St. Bonaventure, 901 E. 90th St., Bloomington. …
Birth Announcements
Reese Monica Kuefler is held by siblings Josie and Kyler.
Reese Monica Kuefler
Kevin and Lindsey Kuefler, of Sauk Centre, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Reese Monica Kuefler, born at 7:28 a.m. Sept. 25, 2024, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose.   …
Lacey Ann Zimmer
Steve and Kari Zimmer, of St. Cloud, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Lacey Ann Zimmer, at 12:02 p.m. Aug. 18, 2024, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose.   She …