The Watertown-Mayer School Board voted Monday to increase pay rates for substitute teachers and paraprofessionals, a move district leaders say is necessary to stay competitive and address ongoing ...

Garland G. Birkholz, 97, of Lester Prairie, MN, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at GlenFields Living with Care in Glencoe, MN. A funeral service took place Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, at 11 a.m. at St ...

WAVERLY – A Waverly man has been charged with a felony in Carver County after authorities say he took a neighbor’s vintage John Deere tractor, according to Carver County and Scott County Watch.

Winsted City Council swore in longtime resident Julie Weinbeck Tuesday night, appointing her to fill a vacancy created last month by the resignation of former council member Tim Fury.Weinbeck, the ...

Holy Trinity Catholic School in Winsted honored local veterans Tuesday afternoon during its annual Veterans Day program.The event included a speech from a veteran who works at the school, a series of ...

ST. PAUL — Mayer Lutheran volleyball coach Joelle Grimsley knows there are going to be ebbs and flows throughout with her team. That’s why their team motto is Let’s Roll. After another slow start had ...

St. Paul - A day after the team’s first match at the state tournament in school history (a five-set loss), the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers volleyball team secured their first win at state in a ...

With the fall leaves still slowly making their way to the ground, one by one, we can look at all the beautiful colors and see that we have been blessed with so much beauty surrounding us. Thanksgiving ...

FOREST LAKE – The Mayer-Lutheran volleyball team closed out section play with a victory over Liberty Classical Academy Saturday at Forest Lake Area High School in a section final game that saw the ...

COKATO – The Chargers stayed red-hot to start their postseason, defeating PACT Charter in four sets in the Section 5AA Quarterfinals Tuesday at home.DC pummeled the Panthers 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 ...

VICTORIA – For a moment, it appeared that the DC Chargers had engineered yet another incredible comeback for yet another improbable playoff victory.Trailing 28-13 late in the third quarter of their ...

After decades thriving as a community favorite, the Blue Note is beginning a new chapter as Jacob and Rachel Schlagel pass ownership to their cousin, Brandon Schlagel. Family roots run deep in the ...