INDEPENDENT ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL 2025-26
Mustangs drop hard-fought doubleheader vs. first-place WSU
MANKATO — The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team dropped a pair of hard-fought battles against first-place Winona State in ...
Helping their community is part of doing business
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, eight out of 10 small businesses nationally believe in giving back to their local community. That includes donating to ...
SMSU adding 4-year nursing program would be a big deal for region
As baby boomers age, the need for registered nurses will continue to intensify, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The ...
Why turn away fully funded opportunity for students?
To the editor: We are writing to express our deep disappointment in the district’s recent decision to refuse reinstating the gymnastics program, even after the ...
A tale of two school boards
To the editor: In the March 31 edition of the Minnesota Star Tribune, there was an article that the Bemidji school board voted to keep an ...
First AI glance didn’t measure up to the art of writing
In the past week I had my first chance to experience AI (artificial intelligence) through my email server. Messages from my sister and friends now come with a ...
Signs of spring as Easter arrives
A number of administrative priorities in 2026
Barbara Lecy
GRANITE FALLS — Services for Barbara Lecy, 73, of Granite Falls will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Anderson - TeBeest Funeral Home in Granite Falls. Visitation will be ...
