Harvey I. Butkowski, age 77 of Melrose, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the CentraCare Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota. A visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, September 21 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 12:30 p.m. by Deacon Ernie Kociemba. Entombment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery with … [Read more...] about Harvey I. Butkowski
Clarence Ben Schaefer
Clarence Ben Schaefer, age 91 of Meire Grove, Minnesota, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on September 13, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, September 18 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Mitchell Bechtold officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. … [Read more...] about Clarence Ben Schaefer
James M. “Jim” Wolbeck
James M. “Jim” Wolbeck, age 72 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Per Jim’s request, a private family service will be held. Inurnment will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Sauk Centre with military honors by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard. James Mathew … [Read more...] about James M. “Jim” Wolbeck
Minnesota Department of Revenue: Scam Alert
Scam Alert: We are monitoring reported text messages that claim to be from the Minnesota Department of Revenue asking you to update banking information. If you get one of these messages, do not reply or click any link in it. We will never send unsolicited texts asking for personal data. Below is the content of the scam text messages to be aware of: Your refund request … [Read more...] about Minnesota Department of Revenue: Scam Alert
Swanville City • August 26, 2025
Special Meeting: Members present: Sany Lange, Carter Loven, Norm Carlson and Tony Maciej. Absent: Jim Molitor. Also present: Grace Rahn Grace Rahn would like to put a Family Child Care business in the downstairs of the St. Peter’s Luteran Educational Building. Bottom half of the building will be considered commercial. This would need to have a Conditional Use Permit for this … [Read more...] about Swanville City • August 26, 2025