As their children grew to become significant farm and home helpers, Laverne also worked night shift at Trane Company in La Crosse, then transitioned to a very successful second career in sales, ...

Samantha Jo Petersen has pleaded guilty to two felony charges stemming from a September 2023 crash that killed two Amish children and seriously injured two others. The crash occurred north of Spring ...

The board accepted the resignation of Katie King as secretary I, Susan Howe as elementary school counselor, and Sarah Schroeder as the One Act Play advisor. Apart from resignations, there was one new ...

If you like hiking, biking, kayaking, camping, observing wildlife, or going for a drive on country roads, you’ll enjoy bluff country. If you want to escape the big city and enjoy eating at restaurants ...

•August 1-3, Buffalo Bill Days, Lanesboro, Minn. •August 1, Car Show at Buffalo Bill Days, Lanesboro, Minn. •August 7-10, Western Days, Chatfield, Minn.

Grabau requested the same financial support from the county as it received last year. County Administrator Bobbie Hillery said the $51,800 appropriation will be put into the 2026 budget. Commissioner ...

Superintendent Ben Bernard presented enrollment data as usual at the Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting on July 21. Bernard shared that one or two families a week have been calling the school to ...

During the Civil War, President Lincoln conferred with Grant on an Epps plantation (Appomattox Manor) in Virginia, from which Grant commanded the Union Army. Owned by the Epps family for 344 years, ...

In the early years of Fillmore County, small family farms dominated the fabric of the resident’s way of life. Often these farms had a variety of animals – cattle, chickens, pigs, and horses – rather ...

The Spring Grove School Board and School Administration met in regular session on July 21 in one of the elementary classrooms due to the school construction project taking place this summer. Photo At ...

Elementary principal Jim Peters extended thanks to the Harmony Area Community Foundation and the Preston Area Community Foundation for their donations which will allow a rock climbing wall to be ...

The Houston County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s new Special Use Vehicle Ordinance during its regular meeting on July 22. Sheriff Brian Swedberg presented the ordinance, which was ...