For a third year, the Melrose Area High School speech team has earned the Class A state speech title April 25 at the 2026 Minnesota …

It takes patience to be a caregiver — or a family member — for someone dealing with a form of dementia. “The best thing you can do is have a smile on your face, be calm yourself, be …

With the 2026 general election less than two months away, Albany Area Schools is putting forward its case for an operating referendum, the solution it proposes for getting out of its financial …

The city of Melrose has started unraveling the mystery of the old Jennie-O processing site, city engineer Dave Blommel told council members during their Sept. 17 meeting at the city center in Melrose …

An estimated 75 people participated in the “Get Lost in Faith & Fun” corn maze in Holdingford opening weekend, Sept. 19-20.  It is located on a 10-acre cornfield that is the future …

Thank You Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate my 90th birthday and for the thoughtful gifts and well wishes. You helped make my birthday celebration truly special.     …

MELROSE –– The city of Melrose has approved an agreement with Missouri River Energy Services, its supplemental power supplier, to provide services to operate and maintain the community’s …

Students named to academic lists ST. CLOUD — Albany residents  Presley Dirkes , Anthony Herkenhoff , Maryn Holler and Eli Klasen ; Freeport resident Lexi Schmitz ; and Holdingford …

Online event helps people understand heart health ST. CLOUD — Heart disease remains one of the most common health concerns affecting millions of Americans, yet many people still have …

John Woeste had it all figured out. With 19 entries in the Sept. 13 St. Mary’s Fall Picnic and Golden Ladle Soup Cook-off at the Church of St. Mary in Melrose, he and his family had a system for …