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This March marks the 80th annual American Red Cross Month. The Minnesota and Dakotas Red Cross is honoring all those who provide relief and hope when help can’t wait during emergencies and encouraging everyone to get involved.
Today’s Red Cross volunteers — more than 2,000 in the Minnesota and...
The Vikings boys basketball team battled a tough Maple River squad for the Gopher Conference Championship, on Saturday, February 25. The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in Class AA, tied the game with four-tenths of a second left in regulation, when Aaron Pawlitschek made three free throws. Hayfield went up...
Northfield showed off its speed, its depth, and on occasion, its standout goaltender, as the Raiders beat Dodge County, 6-1, in a Section 1A semifinal game at the Rochester Recreation Center, on Saturday, February 25. Earlier on Friday, February 24, the Wildcats edged La Crescent-Hokah, 4-3 in...
Hayfield’s girls basketball team earned their way to the Section 1A quarterfinal round, following a 93-39 victory over LeRoy-Ostrander on Thursday, February 23, in the opening round of the tournament.
Hayfield Scoring: Kristen Watson, 16 points, (2) 3-pointers; Ava Carney, 5 points, (1) 3-pointer;...
Kasson-Mantorville wrestling was well represented this past weekend at the Mayo Civic Center. Eight K-M wrestlers advance to the MSHSL state individual tournament. The communities of Kasson and Mantorville also brought big crowds to the Mayo Civic Center to cheer on the boys.
Headed to state are...
Westfield grapplers competed at the 2023 MSHSL Section 2A Individual Tournament, on Saturday, February 25, at Maple River High School. Westfield State Entrants in State Tournament: 132 Bo Zwiener; 145 Cade Christianson;
“We had a good showing today at section individuals. A number of guys wrestled...
As Michele Merxbauer settles into her new role as director of South Central Human Relations Center, she is focusing on a couple key initiatives.
First, she wants to bring back “the family feeling” that got lost over the past couple years thanks to COVID-19.
Her other major push will be marketing...
Area high schools have varied dramatic offerings on tap for coming months.
Triton High School is staging “Guys and Dolls,” Byron is staging “Legally Blonde,” and Kasson-Mantorville High School is staging “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon.”
“We were looking for a good balance between a popular show...
Walter “Red” Nelson lived on a farm with a sister, and when his family sold their farm, they moved into Hayfield when he was six years old. He attended school in Hayfield, and said he was not involved with school activities.
He filled in for a school janitor who was ill one night that later led to...