A New Year’s Day fish catching, cleaning, frying and eating tradition that started more than 50 years ago continued Jan. 1 in Melrose. It now includes a third generation of Toenyans and …
Carter Rossman saw a community need and worked for a solution. The solution resulted in his receiving an Eagle Scout Award Oct. 12, 2025, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albany. …
The Albany Area Food Shelf received an unexpected gift Dec. 30, 2025. Charles Schaefer and Jack Kaschmitter, from the St. Martin Lions Club, presented Edna Goebel, food shelf volunteer, with a …
Ninety-six babies — 54 girls and 42 boys — were born in 2025 at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose. The top two names for boys were Adriel and Everett, and for girls, it was Olivia and …
Snowmobile crash injures 1 OAK TOWNSHIP — A snowmobile accident with injuries was reported at 3:16 p.m. Jan. 1 near County Road 12 in Oak Township. According to a Stearns County …
“A true community.” That is how Nancy Roering describes the tenants who call Rose View Manor in Melrose home. She should know. For the last 25 years, Roering has served as one of five …
Melrose City Council members, during their Dec. 18, 2025, monthly meeting, approved a 2026 tax levy of $1,674,000, which is slightly higher than the 2025 final levy. It is $100,000 lower than the …
Stearns Electric Association employees drive 2 million accident-free miles MELROSE — Stearns Electric Association employees achieved a significant safety milestone in December 2025: 2 million …
Donovan Notch saw a community need and filled it as his Eagle Scout project. The Albany Area High School senior and Avon resident had, for some years, felt the ball park at Stratford Park …
Nikki Schultz was surrounded by family Dec. 25 each wearing T-shirts that depicted her “Wonder Woman” power and lifelong mantra. Nikki’s mother, Cathy Lyon, said that, at age 41, Nikki was …
The city of Melrose, on Dec. 19, was awarded a grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development to do environmental work on the former site of the Jennie-O Turkey Store, …
Avon city leaders are considering a new plan and site for a long-discussed community center. Portions of St. Benedict’s Parish Center, approximately 4,000 square feet, were proposed as a new …