Ellendale News

Matthew Christensen, 28, of Ellendale received injuries that were not life-threatening when his motorcycle went in the ditch off Highway 60 in Le Sueur County.

"This is where we learned our social skills," said Barbara Mrotz, member of the Ellendale Area Heritage Society.

A 37-year-old Ellendale man was sentenced to six years in prison last week for orchestrating an $18 million mortgage fraud scheme.

More than a dozen rural post offices surrounding Albert Lea could see a reduction in retail hours under a new proposal announced Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service.

Cheryl L. Sauke, 59, of Blooming Prairie, lost her battle with glioblastoma on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna.