It’s small moments in history that often matter most, and the Christmas Truce of 1914 is one of those. Some readers may note that I’ve touched on this topic before, yet given the turbulent period we ...

Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content.

Longtime Watertown barber Dennis “Denny” Butcher will close the door on his barbershop today, ending a 53-year career behind the chair that made him a fixture of the community.The day has officially ...

Lester Prairie City Council officially approved its 2026 budget Dec. 9, finalizing the city’s financial plans for the coming year on the same night it hosted its annual Truth-in-Taxation (TnT) hearing ...

A year-over-year comparison of the Watertown-Mayer School District’s property tax levy shows that its 2026 levy of $7,944,405, approved by the school board following its annual Truth in Taxation (TnT) ...

From the Herald Journal files of past newspapers. Dec. 21, 2015 (10 years ago) Winsted City Council member Max Fasching resigns to spend more time with his family. Citizens State Bank of Waverly ...

Leanne Gutzmann (Pyle), 68, of Winsted, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Winsted, surrounded by her beloved family. Leanne was born Feb. 4, 1957, in Minneapolis, MN. She attended ...

Dennis Jerome Schaust, 63, of Delano, MN, left us for his heavenly home unexpectedly Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, following complications from a routine surgery. His sudden passing has left his family and ...

The Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board hosted its annual Truth in Taxation hearing Monday evening, where district officials outlined the details of the 2026 property tax levy and explained why ...

The Boehlke family of Waverly has officially joined the ranks of Minnesota farms that have endured for more than 150 years.The farm was recently recognized as a 2025 sesquicentennial farm by the ...

SAUK CENTRE – The Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield boys swim & dive team traveled to Melrose Thursday, Dec. 11 to face #7-ranked Melrose/Sauk Centre in the first dual meet ...

Bonita “Bonnie” Louise Bentz, 72, of Lester Prairie, MN, passed away peacefully at her home in Lester Prairie Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. Funeral services for Bonita “Bonnie” Bentz will take place ...