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Avon council approves sewer rate increase

Avon residential and commercial users will be paying more for city sewer services starting next month. City leaders unanimously approved raising the sewer rate from $6.03 per 1,000 gallons to …

BEAT series a winner

The Kids Summer BEAT Series at Albany Area Public Schools is a winner — in more ways than one.   In its inaugural 2023 season, the Kids Summer BEAT Series consisted of three …

Building multicultural relationships

Assemblies of God members of Harvest Church in Freeport and Fuente de Fe Church (Fountain of Faith), formerly of Melrose, are building multicultural relationships.   Fuente de Fe Church …

Prost to German heritage

There may not have been many people wearing lederhosen or speaking German Sept. 30 at the Farming Community Center in Farming, but there was plenty of authentic German food, German music and German beer at the first ever Farming Oktoberfest Eve. It was a tribute to the area’s German heritage.

Proud partners

A Melrose Welcomes You sign greets people traveling down County Road 13 toward main street. On the back side are three murals reflecting the city’s motto — Strong • Diverse • Connected.

Lifecycle of the local newspaper

Though most people simply think of newspapers as their source of information while drinking morning coffee or relaxing at home, each copy has a long and arduous journey before arriving on newsstands and in mailboxes.

Marcie's music filled life

Marcie Welle smiles Sept. 3 when fellow musician Dale Gruber calls her the “Honky-tonk queen of Stearns County” while performing with Marcie and Friends musicians at the Horseshoe Bar and Ballroom in Spring Hill.

Faith, family in farming community

As a child, Marilyn (Klasen) Bergmann remembers cooking for the Church of St. Rose of Lima parish priests and washing windows at the rectory.

Purple Pride partnerships

Purple Pride was very much part of the groundbreaking for the Albany Area Schools Early Learning Center Sept. 20 at the site of the former Albany Hospital/Clinic in Albany.

WASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts this fall.

In good hands in heaven

The tip of an arrow peaks out from behind a bulletin board in Jeff and Melissa Gerads’ rural Albany home.  It is a sign to Jeff and Melissa, daughter Emma and son Owen that son and …

Fire trucks parked outside of station Avon city leaders want to issue a maximum of $2.58 million in general obligation bonds for a new fire hall.  That amount and a capital improvement plan for …

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