Submitted photo/ information Ethan Schmidt, 12 years old of New Ulm, recently won two Minnesota Jr Golf Prep Tour events in the 10- to 12-year-old old division. The first came July, 14 in Spicer, Minnesota, at the Little Crow Golf Resort Oaks Course. Schmidt shot a +6 (42) and hung on to ...

Dear Annie: I enjoy reading your advice and hope you have some for me. I’ve always been the person people come to with their problems. I’m told I’m a good listener, likely because of my own counseling journey. I often suggest therapy or AA to others, especially when addiction is ...

With no precipitation and near-record highs forecast for Minnesota, area farmers say rain is vital within the next week to avoid severe damage to crops. Though damage from drought conditions is not yet widespread, farmers say another week of high temperatures and hot winds will be highly ...

If you’re working on your genealogy, be sure to put your name on the holds list for the following new books. In the meantime, look around the 929.1 section in the nonfiction area for many more genealogy resources. “Big Book of Genealogy Lists” by Thomas Macentee (929.1 MacEntee) ...

Feb. 17, 1944-July 23, 2025 SANBORN—Diane Kathleen Hemmingsen was born on February 17, 1944, to Alfred Precht and Rose Bertha (Heller) Precht at their home in rural Hector, Minnesota and died in her home in Sanborn, Minnesota surrounded by her family on July 23, 2025 at the age of 81. A ...