Joseph A. Mertes, 86, of St. Joseph, died Nov. 14 at the St. Cloud Hospital. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at St. James Catholic Church in Jacobs Prairie. The Rev. Julius ...

No one was injured but house was deemed a total loss after a residential fire broke out Nov. 15 in Paynesville.

photo by Carolyn Bertsch Olivia Meyer, 12, (left) and her sister Matilda, 10, catch a ride on a cart pushed by their friend, ...

photo by Carolyn Bertsch Everleigh Hoy, 2, of Sartell, is struck with awe at the costumes and colorful booths she sees Oct. 26 at the Monster Dash Trick-or-Treat Event.

St. Joseph will soon have a new mayor, Adam Scepaniak, one new city-council member, Adam Schnettler, as well as a re-elected incumbent council member, Kelly Beniek.

Two incumbents (Tricia Meling, Matthew Moehrle) and one new candidate (Chelsea Thielen) won the election, defeating challengers Aaron Alexander, Michael Gruber and Michael Ringstad.

The election was historic because it’s the first time in U.S. history a former president won re-election four years after being defeated in his bid for a second term. In 2016, Trump won over candidate ...

photo by Carolyn Bertsch Ava Kosberg, 3, of Sartell puts her trust in Sartell firefighter Captain Brian Heim Oct. 10 before ...

photo by Carolyn Bertsch Pets sport costumes and run alongside their people Oct. 26 during the Monster Dash 5K race.

The gun was not loaded. The student who placed the gun there was contacted and was found to have no ammunition (bullets) in his possession, and no ammunition was found in the school. The student has ...