The Lester Prairie City Council convened Tuesday evening, where Lawson Ramuta, an audit manager with Baker Tilly, presented a review of the city’s 2025 audit, noting that the city remains in a strong ...

The Mayer City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire Beau Hansmann as the city’s new public works supervisor, approving a conditional offer of employment after interviewing three applicants for the ...

Glenn Harris Johnson, 99, of Hollywood Township, MN, passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at his home in Hollywood Township. Glenn was born in Hollywood Township to Harris and Selma (Hultquist) Johnson ...

The Watertown City Council voted Feb. 24 to temporarily close the city’s yard waste site as officials work to address ongoing illegal dumping and escalating disposal costs. City leaders said they ...

Anthony “Tony” W. Hentges, 54, of St. Bonifacius, MN, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia. A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, ...

Ivan Wodehouse Raconteur, nee David John Cox, 62, of Winsted, MN, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026 after a month in hospice, following several years of health challenges. As his chosen name ...

Betty Joanne (Morris) Severson, 93, formely of Cokato, MN, and Le Sueur, MN, went to her rest Tuesday, March 10, 2026. She was born to Emil and Hannah Morris March 18, 1932. She married Arden Severson ...

ST. PAUL — There was never a doubt how Watertown-Mayer’s Joel and Titan Friederichs were going to go out. Wrapping up impressive careers at the Class AA State Tournament, competing against the state’s ...

Late last year, Oscar and Jen Segura opened For Sure Family Cafe in Waverly, which now occupies the former Waverly Cafe building, a familiar space that had been vacant for some time.The ...

Four HLWW FFA members competed in their career development event at the regional level in Milaca Feb. 3. The event was hosted by Milaca Meats Shop. The meats team placed fourth out of eleven teams in ...