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Reverend Father William (Bill) A. Sprigler

LEAVENWORTH, MN—Funeral Mass for Reverend Father William (Bill) A. Sprigler to be held Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth, MN at 11 a.m. Burial immediately following in the Japanese Martyrs Church Cemetery. A luncheon is also planned following the Mass.

Crash causes Madelia power outage, The Journal’s news accessible online

MADELIA MN — A vehicle accident near the House of Print facility late Wednesday afternoon forced the cancellation of Thursday’s print edition after a utility pole was destroyed, cutting power to the facility for 14 hours. The collision, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, ...

Torkelson, Dahms share perspectives on Legislature

NEW ULM — On the final lap of their legislative careers, Republican legislators Paul Torkelson and Gary Dahms shared their perspectives on the upcoming legislative session with Brown County Commissioners Tuesday. Both men recently announced they will not seek re-election this year but will ...

No print paper Thursday, digital only

MADELIA MN — A vehicle accident near the House of Print facility late Wednesday afternoon forced the cancellation of Thursday’s print edition after a utility pole was destroyed, cutting power to the facility for 14 hours. The collision, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, ...

Surviving cancer but still struggling

Dear Annie: I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. I’ve been through surgery and radiation treatments. According to the oncologists, I should now consider myself a “survivor.” Since I have scars, I’m taking medication for the next 10 years that has potentially really bad side effects, and the chance of reoccurrence is a definite possibility, I don’t feel like a “survivor.” I readily admit that I’m depressed. I maintain that this is a perfectly reasonable reaction to something bad that has upended and changed my whole life for the foreseeable future. I’m ...