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ALBANY — Employees from Stearns Electric Association visited Holy Family School fourth graders in Albany Jan. 8 sharing messages of electrical safety and information on the energy industry. …

2023 births top 100 at CentraCare-Melrose

One hundred and one babies were born in 2023 at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose. That was the highest number of births over the past six years when the range of births ran from 81 to 101, …

Young entrepreneurs

What started as a food truck in 2021, has grown into a multi-business venture in Melrose by four young entrepreneurs.   Friends Jose and Diana Morelos and Uriel and Yasmeen Soto opened …

New laws on the books

Albany, Holdingford and Melrose school districts have always had menstrual products available to students.   Under a new law in 2024, these local schools will expand locations where …

Township officer filing deadline is Jan. 16

The filing period for township offices is Jan. 2-16. People who wish to run for township office must file an affidavit of candidacy with their respective township clerk before 5 p.m., Tuesday, …

A new year welcome

Ethan and Kayleah Smith rang in the new year in a special way. They welcomed daughter Rosalie Mae Smith, born at 2:45 a.m., Jan. 1, 2024, making her the first baby born in the new year at …

Dedicated to preserving the environment

 From the top of a hill, Chuck Uphoff looks out over family farmland Jan. 3, interspersed with wildlife-filled woods and streams, west of New Munich. Beef cattle graze in the field, and there …

Clarence Schaefer 

Clarence Schaefer is turning 90. A party will be held for Clarence from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Greenwald Pub in Greenwald. Refreshments, lunch and cake will be served.     …

Albany School Board approves levy increase

Albany School Board members unanimously voted to certify a 5.6%   property tax levy increase during a Dec. 13, 2023,   meeting in the district office board room in Albany.   …

Correction

There were inaccuracies in the Jan. 3 The Star Post Freeport levy rate increase article.   It should have read the total tax levy for 2024 is $621,130. The 2024 general levy is $272,130, …

MELROSE —  The nominations window for the 2024 Stearns Electric Association director election closes at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25. Stearns Electric member-consumers who live in districts …

Finding a law enforcement niche

Adam Schmidt figures he has found his niche in life — working in law enforcement. This 2001 Melrose Area High School graduate started working full-time for the Melrose Police Department …

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