Two Watertown-Mayer students were honored with awards.

The Watertown-Mayer School Board heard testimonials from students, staff, and families who said they were positively impacted by implementing Playworks at daily recess time. Watertown-Mayer is one of ...

Watertown-Mayer Unified advisor Shawn Perez and WM Unified participants, Zack Miller and Deacon O'Brien, were asked to be educator and student panelists at the Special Olympics Minnesota’s (SOMN) ...

Each day during National Lutheran Schools Week, which was from Jan. 26 to 31, St. James had a different dress code for the students at St. James Lutheran School. Thursday was ‘Fake an Injury Day,’ and ...

Last month, Renville Farmers Co-op made its way into the area by purchasing several local FillMeUp convenience stores, including one located in Mayer and another in New Germany.Renville Farmers Co-op ...

Numerous local business and organization leaders and members gathered recently to celebrate one another during the Winsted Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet and awards ceremony Jan. 31 at the ...

Editor’s note: This article was published in the Jan. 31 edition of the Herald Journal. Each year, schools across the state that are members of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) can ...

It was Aug. 13, 1898, and the United States was in the middle of a war with Spain. The Spanish Empire, which had a strong presence in North America for nearly four centuries, was on a sharp decline ...

Evelyn Darlene Kleve, 86, of Howard Lake, MN, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, two days after her 86th birthday, at Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN, after a brief illness. Funeral services ...

Leola “Lee” Marie Plamann, 98, of Delano, MN, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Funeral services for Leola “Lee” Plamann will take place Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical ...