Vernon Ronald “Bernie” Gehrking, 94, of Spring Valley, Minn., passed away on March 25, 2025, surrounded by those closest and dearest to him. Vernon was born on April 29, 1930, in Spring Valley, Minn., ...

Evadine Eide, 85, of Rushford, Minn., passed away on March 26, 2025, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minn., surrounded by her family.

William “Bill” Thomas Kearney, 54, of Caledonia, Minn., passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, leaving a legacy defined by unwavering service, genuine community spirit, and deep devotion to family. Born ...

Angela “Angie” Stone, 67, of Stewartville, formerly of Mabel, died Monday, March 24, 2025, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

One late allure was “The Bowery,” an open-air, 40’ x 60’ dance pavilion a half-mile west of Winnebago Valley, attracting partygoers during Prohibition (Bring Your Own Bottle). Newspaper ads in 1921 ...

By the time I’d gotten to the MRI, I was cognitively overloaded.

There were plenty of chores for everyone, including young sisters Adelia and Marie, who often worked together. When charged with churning during pleasant weather, they took turns churning butter ...

Marcy is survived by her husband Stanley, son Glen, her daughter Cindy (David Howe), and daughters-in-law Patty Marin (Jerry) and Kelly Marin (Doug), her sisters-in-law Jean Volkman and Doris Overing, ...

I would like to address the question posed in your newspaper recently. It was “what has Congressman Brad Finstad done for us in Southeast Minnesota?” My answer is Brad voted to keep men out of women’s ...

The Mabel-Canton School Board granted the senior class’ request for 2 ½ days off at the end of the year in place of a class prank or a senior skip day at its meeting on March 18 Vice-chair Dustin ...

Houston’s Maddox Rodriguez takes the mid-range shot over Blooming Prairie’s Gabe Staloch in the teams’ Section 1A quarterfinal. Houston, in its first trip to Rochester since 2015-2016, bowed out to ...

Because of the people who work for the National Weather Service, I can check the weather forecast ahead of a planned outing and make an informed decision if it is safe for me to travel to the outing ...