A strategic plan was last done five years ago for the Albany Area School District. It resulted in the addition of an Early Learning Center, Superintendent Travis Okerlund told Albany Area Chamber of …

Viola Borgerding’s father, Alphonse Klaphake, loved Christmas. “He would go to the Corner Store in Freeport for the eve of St. Nick and buy nuts and bags of candy — chocolate …

The Holdingford City Council approved the 2025 levy at $250,000 Dec. 9 during a monthly meeting at Holdingford City Hall in Holdingford.   That, in part, is because of the approved 2025 …

The Melrose Area School Board approved a payable 2025 levy of $2,940,174.91 during their Dec. 16 monthly meeting at the media room in Melrose.   The approval came after the …

Stearns Electric Association   recipient of USDA funds   ST. PAUL — The United States Department of Agriculture is investing $485 million in rural Minnesota to expand access …

Thank you Thank you for making the Melrose Area Arts Council Art Auction a success.   The MAAC would like to thank everyone who supported the art auction fundraiser. The monies raised …

2-vehicle collision Dec. 19 on Interstate 94   GROVE TOWNSHIP — A two-vehicle collision with injuries was reported around 6:30 a.m. Dec. 19 on the westbound lane of Interstate 94 in …

Albany city leaders have completed the budget-setting and levy process for taxes collectible next year. During the city’s Dec. 4 Truth in Taxation hearing at Albany City Hall in Albany, …

Local giving in greater Melrose is receiving support from the Sauk Centre Community Foundation. The Greater Melrose Community Foundation was announced Dec. 10, after having its first official …

O ne of Dave Mareck’s goals in life was owning his own business. That happened in 1991, when he and Jim Mergen opened AMPS Inc. in Albany. The business focuses on appliances, motors, …