What fun is a museum if things never change – if you’ve seen it once, why see it again? Now, I can say without a doubt that some items are meant to be on permanent display. At MCHS, we have our ...

The Watertown-Mayer wrestling team has been on the rise for the past couple of seasons. Even with that, this one feels different. After knocking on the door the past few seasons at the Class AA State ...

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 ...

Winsted City Council approved the plans and specifications for the next phase in the city’s ongoing rehabilitation of its sanitary sewer system during its meeting Tuesday night.The project will entail ...

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 ...

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 ...

LESTER PRAIRIE — Despite leading for just 12 seconds the entire game, the Mayer Lutheran girls basketball team found a way. Taking on rival Lester Prairie, the Crusaders didn’t have their best but ...

Lester Prairie Schools will be holding their Kindergarten Registration on Thursday, March 6th from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the School Commons for children who will be 5 years old by September 1, 2025. This ...

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 ...