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Doris Mae Westby, 91, of Rushford, Minn., died on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Rushford.
Evelyn Roelofs, age 89 of Preston, Minn., died on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Traditions of Preston, in Preston, Minn.
Authorities identified the suspect as 40-year-old Nathan Randal Gossman. He was taken into custody on August 18 and is being held in the Olmsted County Adult Detention Center. Olmsted County Sheriff ...
Over the past two weeks, anyone passing through Preston on Highway 52 has probably seen a black tarp covering a vehicle on the lot of Preston Service Plus. Passersby probably also noticed signs had ...
The 2025 area volleyball season notably starts with some section changes. As it relates to Journal-covered teams, Rushford-Peterson has moved up to Class AA. Everybody else stays where they were ...
There are three kinds of rabbits: Bugs Bunny, the Easter Bunny and Peter Cottontail hopping down the bunny trail. Or are the three the Trix Rabbit, Br’er Rabbit who zigs and zags, and the Energizer ...
By Pastor Mark Woodward. Maple Leaf Parish of the UMC Cherry Grove, Fountain, Preston, and Spring Valley: Faith . Churches (and Lenora) All around us there are signs of new life, ...
Developer Andy Bunge submitted a request at the August 18 Preston City Council meeting for the council to add the improvement of the 300 block of North St. NE to the city’s street improvement priority ...
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, August 18 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and led with the ...
As the new school year approaches, the Mabel-Canton School Board met August 19 to take key steps in preparing for the 2025-26 school year.
As the school year draws near, the Kingsland School Board gathered for their August 18 meeting to hear updates on Mother Nature’s affect on the district’s construction projects.
Brian Wayne Nelson, 51, of Harmony, has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that left one man dead in rural Fillmore County last summer. The plea was entered in ...