Watertown City Council adopted amendments to its ordinance related to its council appointment process during its meeting Tuesday night.The amendments establish standardized processes for interviewing ...

Alvin Charles Speigner, 80, formerly of Watertown, MN, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield, MN, under hospice care. The memorial service for Alvin Speigner will take ...

Dianna Mary Hausladen, 78, of New Germany, MN, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at her home surrounded by family. She was a faithful member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Winsted, MN, where the ...

Terry L. Shipman, 60, of Annandale, MN, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, MN. A committal service will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, at Sylvan Cemetery in ...

Evelyn Mielke strikes a pose to close out an impressive floor routine for the Royals at the Class A State Meet. ST. PAUL — It was a day filled with ups and downs for the Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka ...

NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and Notice is given that on 04/07/2025 at 8:30 A.M. Via ...

Richard A. Miller, 77, of Ellsworth Township, rural Darwin, MN, husband of Jane, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at his home. A Mass of Christian burial will take place Sunday, March 2, 2025, at ...

Fire crews from Buffalo, Waverly, Maple Lake, and Montrose responded to a substantial fire on a farm in Marysville Township shortly after 10 a.m. the morning of Feb. 12.A passerby who witnessed the ...

LESTER PRAIRIE — In a matchup of two teams who were desperate for a win down the stretch of the regular season, it came down to the wire. After the Mayer Lutheran boys basketball team built a 16-point ...

In 2023, Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize the possession, use, and growing of cannabis; since then, the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has worked to establish a licensing ...

From the Herald Journal files of past newspapers. February 23, 2015 (10 years ago) Mike McNulty, Lester Prairie superintendent, announces he’ll be leaving Lester Prairie Schools to accept a position ...