Melrose, Freeport, Sauk Centre departments fight barn fire GROVE TOWNSHIP — Three fire departments fought a building fire in Grove Township just after noon March 6. According to the …

MELROSE — “Keeping It Local” and “Supporting The Community” are not just slogans to the Rahn family — Dave and Lisa and their children, Alyssa and Tim — and …

Colon cancer screening kits available ST. CLOUD — In recognition of Colon Cancer Awareness Month, March 1-31, CentraCare is offering free colon cancer screening kits to help detect and …

Albany Area and Melrose Area high schools both have teams advancing to the Minnesota State Knowledge Bowl Meet April 10 and 11 at Cragun’s Resort, Golf & Conference in Brainerd. They …

“Thank you to all these people,” an emotion-filled Steve Poepping said Feb. 20 during a Melrose City Council meeting at the city center in Melrose with his wife, Michele, sitting …

Interviews to select a new Melrose Area Public Schools superintendent have begun. All interviews are held in the high school media center and are open to the public. During a Feb. 26 special …

Tim Jopp enjoys singing, sharing jokes and dancing. Wearing white pants and a white shirt with silver fringe and red and blue stars — and topped with a white hat — he has been …

The proposed parking lot project timeline at Melrose Area Public Schools may change.  Superintendent Greg Winter, at the Feb. 24 monthly board meeting at the school in Melrose, asked the …

The Melrose Fire Department responded to 129 calls in 2024, down slightly from 131 in 2023.  “When I first got here 23 years ago, there were between 60 and 70 calls, so it’s …