Cokato’s Charlie Bortnem was the lone area cross country runner to finish with All-State honors. For his outstanding season, Bortnem is the 2024 All-Area Boys Cross Country Runner of The Year.

I really don’t know how to start this column.This season has been, well, pick your superlative. Astounding. Stunning. Amazing. Personally, I’ve been going with “magical” a lot lately.It’s hard to put ...

Early in the morning of the 21st, we found an Indian trail and followed it through the forest to the prairie. From the dense, shady, native woods to the open, smooth, sunny plains, the change was so ...

MAYER – A storied career for Mayer Lutheran’s Marley Martin ended in the perfect way. A senior who was playing in her fourth ...

Many in Winsted who have attended the town’s summer and winter festivals, or who have interacted with the local fire department, have likely crossed paths with Winsted native and longtime resident ...

The Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato girls hockey team played the first varsity game ever in the DC Arena Thursday, coming away with a resounding 4-0 win. Mya Iverson scored twice, and Gabby Robertson and ...

ST. PAUL – Mayer Lutheran senior Marley Martin remembers the feeling of coming up short. In her sophomore season, her attack error sealed a state title for the ...

Dorothy Margaret (Neumann) Latzig, 92, of Winsted, MN, advanced to the afterlife Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in the comfort of her daughter’s home in Hartland, WI. Friends may greet the family Thursday, Nov ...

Connie L. Schwartz, 62, of Lester Prairie, MN, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. A funeral service will take place ...

Investigators from Mason City, Iowa, recently searched an area in Winsted following up on a possible lead in the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit, a news anchor who apparently was abducted in 1995.

Victoria “Vicki” Renee Sterner, 68, of Montrose, MN, passed away Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. A Mass of Christian burial for Victoria “Vicki” Sterner ...