After decades thriving as a community favorite, the Blue Note is beginning a new chapter as Jacob and Rachel Schlagel pass ownership to their cousin, Brandon Schlagel. Family roots run deep in the ...

The Chargers stayed red-hot to start their postseason, defeating PACT Charter in four sets in the Section 5AA Quarterfinals Tuesday at home.DC pummeled the Panthers 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 to ...

The ghost stories of the ancient world reveal much about humanity’s early attempts to understand death and the afterlife. Whether it was a story to serve a moral lesson, a religious reminder, or ...

Editor’s Note: Due to incorrect information, I missed the boys race. Charlie Bortnem finished second to advance to the boys Class AA State meet, while Stephanie Ashwill (ninth place) and Karla ...

The Chargers lost a last-second heartbreaker in the Section 2AAA semifinals to Holy Family by a 35-32 score.

According to the McLeod County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at 4:12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, to a semitrailer rollover north of Lester Prairie. The sheriff’s office assisted the Minnesota ...

Nathan Kenneth Paul, 51, of Bayport, MN, formerly of Buffalo, MN, passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, from complications related to a congenital heart defect. Nathan was born Jan. 25, 1974, in ...

The 35th class of inductees to the Minnesota Softball Hall of Fame sees its first-ever Watertown native, Pat Lynch, enshrined into the Hall by the Minnesota Sports Federation Saturday, Oct. 25 at ...

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Lester Prairie School Board certified its 2026 preliminary property tax levy at the maximum amount of $1,988,563 during its meeting Monday evening.That figure represents a decrease of about $90,359, ...

LESTER PRAIRIE SCHOOLS Regular School Board Meeting Minutes September 15th, 2025 the Lester Prairie Regular School Board meeting called to order at 5:45pm. Members present: Keith Christen, Jeff Engen ...