Brian Jonathan Pierce, age 64, of Cook, Minn., passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at Essentia Hospital in Duluth. Brian was born on March 25, 1961, in Rochester, Minn. He was the son of Myron ...

Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation on January 1, 2026, to $11.41 an hour for all employers in the state. The 90-day training wage for workers under age 20 will increase to $9 ...

Superintendent Heath Olstad reviewed the upcoming start of the 2025-26 school year with the Fillmore Central board at their regular August 26 meeting. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on the ...

At the August 25 city council meeting, longtime residents Chuck and Sharon Schulte announced a generous pledge of $1.5 million to help build a new public library in Caledonia. Their contribution ...

Let go of this world, let go of the lies, let go of the busyness, packed days, emotional abuse and worry, let go and take hold of HIS HAND – He is reaching for you.

Siri Konkel (left) of Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston contends for possession with Stewartville’s Jesica Eden. The Warrior midfielder/forward scored once and assisted on two other goals as the Warriors ...

Bethany Evangelical Free Church located at 301 S. Ellsworth St. in Houston, Minn., will be celebrating its 120th anniversary as an organized church on September 13 and 14. The two day celebration ...

A grant agreement between Fillmore County Public Health and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety was approved for traffic safety projects from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

The volleyball season got started. Mabel-Canton, ranked #4 in Class A, went 5-0 and won the Floodwood Tourney, topping the 8th-ranked hosts in the finals 2-0. Senior Kinley Soiney had 62 kills hitting ...

In general business, the council passed a resolution granting an exemption from lawful gambling license to the Rushford Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association for a fundraising raffle to be held ...

An irony existed when the banks of the Root River could not contain recent rainfall amounts temporarily closing Historic Forestville just days before the Minnesota Historic Society announced that on ...

Wayne Ralph Purtzer, 88, of Houston, Minn., died Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Claddagh Senior Living, in Caledonia, Minn. A gathering of celebration will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, ...