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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With a 3-0-week, Houston softball improved its overall record to 6-1 on the year. They out-scored their three foes 41-5. League adversaries Schaeffer Academy and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons were ...

Paul Zager, MnDOT project manager, presented current plans for the 2027 US 52 project (Chatfield through Fountain) at the Chatfield City Council’s April 14 meeting.

In 1852, James Smith, a Pennsylvania printer, was the first settler in what became the village. He opened the first post office, for which he chose the name Spring Grove. He opened the first store in ...

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 ...

The Wykoff City Council held its regular monthly meeting on April 14 at 7 p.m., with all council members and city officials present. Mayor Ryan Breckenridge presided over the meeting, joined by City ...