Gerald “Gerry” Arthur Dix, 82, passed away quietly at his home in Brownsville, Minn., on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Gerry was born on July 5, 1942, in Madison, Wis., to Clarenc ...

Charlotte Lorraine Solum, age 99, of Spring Grove, died on April 19, 2025, at Spring Grove Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. She was born on May 23, 1925, in Choice, Minn., to LeRoy and Clara ...

Norman Bergman, age 87, of Grand Meadow, Minn., died on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Marys Campus, in Rochester, Minn. According to Norman’s wishes, no public services will ...

GMLOKS track and field teams are going to be a force to be reckoned with this year. At W-K’s Klas-Kronebusch Meet, each team came away champion by a wide margin. The girls (221.5) topped nearest foe ...

The councilmembers’ Walking Tour of Whalan will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at 9 a.m. The council takes this opportunity to walk around town and see if there is anything that needs attention or ...

At the April 14 meeting of the Caledonia City Council, the city officially selected its new civil engineering firm. All board members were present: Bob Klug, Amanda Ninneman, Jeremy Leis, David ...

Houston’s Scoreless Innings Streak Ends in 30-Run Game Houston baseball had an interesting week. The Hurricanes started with back-to-back five-inning wins over Schaeffer Academy 13-0 and ...

Through a partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) and its Community Responsive Fund, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) will award $780,000 in grants to organizations that directly ...

Dispatch received a 911 call of a traffic accident involving a motor vehicle and an amish buggy on County Road 8, north of the ...

Karla Bloem, executive director of the International Owl Center, consulted the chainsaw artist who created the sculpture as well as additional artists. The consensus was that the carving should be cut ...

Important truths have been written in God’s Word. There is much of which to be reminded coming from the heart of God. We will forget those if we allow ourselves to put off reading and studying the ...

On March 11, 2025, the SEMAC Board of Directors awarded $127,335 in arts programming grants to individual artists throughout Southeastern Minnesota. This includes one Opportunity Grant, 19 Advancing ...