Garden City News

Bluegrass is American roots music, a sub-category of country music with its own roots in Great Britain, believe it or not, in Irish, Scottish and Welsh folk music.

Ann Mary Mendenhall, age 90, of Vernon Center, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at Oaklawn Health Care Center, Mankato.

Donald Dietz, age 88, of Marshall passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at the Minneota Manor Health Care Center.

When it comes to energy consumption, electric scooters are born to be mild GARDEN CITY, Minn.

Helen Yahnke, age 84 of Lake Crystal, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Hillcrest Health Care Center.

A May 30 wedding is planned. Oachs - Danks The Free Press Melissa Oachs daughter of Gordon and Kathryn Oachs of Garden City.

Marty Leenhouts takes an electric scooter for a ride. The small scooters require no license, go 20 mph and travel up to 30 miles on a charge.

Mankato would get a $5 million bus garage, $4 million for projects to mitigate the impact of increased rail traffic and a nearly $10 million National Guard maintenance facility if Congressman Tim Walz is successful in getting his funding requests included in upcoming federal spending bills.

Lee Lloyd Willson, age 80, of St. Peter, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at the Benedictine Living Community in St.

Funeral services for Lois L. Rosenberg, 63, of Fairmont, Minn., will be Thursday, January 29, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Armstrong, Iowa.

Courtney Whitmore works with preschoolers at Wellcome Manor Family Services in Garden City.

Wildlife habitat on Minnesota's private land has ebbed and flowed with the vagaries of farm programs and politics.

Gladys Georgia Roberts, age 91, of Garden City, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at her home.