Madelia News

Richard Clayton Just, age 95, of Mankato died June 7, 2009, at Pathstone Living Nursing Home.

Roberta "Bobbie" Boelter, passed away June 8, 2009, at her home in Lakeshore. Roberta "Bobbie" Boelter Roberta "Bobbie" Boelter, passed away June 8, 2009, at her home in Lakeshore.

Driving between Madelia and Fairmont doesn't give you many eating options on the highway.That has changed in the last month thanks to a family in Truman that is back in the kitchen.News 12's Eric Lind has more.Jim and Tami Lieffring started serving food to hungry visitors in 1992 when they opened JaTee's Drive In.After worrying about missing their ...

A July 4 wedding is planned. Schickling - Ballenger The Free Press Richelle Schickling daughter of Dave and Jackie Schickling of Madelia.

A 50-year old rural New Ulm man, Kurt Odegard, died at the scene of a one-vehicle rollover accident Saturday evening near Hanska.

Three buildings are a total loss and a juvenile is in custody after a fire last night in Lewisville...The Madelia Fire Chief says the fire broke out just before seven last night in the above floors of a building on Lewis Street and Rockwood.He says fire crews were on the scene until about two thirty this morning.Three firefighters were taken to the ...

And during those hot summer days that are full of sunshine, there is nothing better than kicking back and enjoying a nice big bowl of ice cream.

In the spring of 2009, Chad Palmquist, 30, of Saint James, Minnesota, can talk about his old life as if he is describing someone else.

With four seasons completed, the state's turkey hunters are at the halfway point of the spring season.

The case involving a former New Ulm woman who is accused of sending threatening letters to area post offices and a newspaper earlier this year may head to trial this summer, but her attorney said she plans to challenge aspects of the case before that date.

Steve Spencer is fascinated by the Middle East. "It's just more interesting, plus, I don't see a lot of tourists," said the Madelia native, who vacationed in Iran in 2006 and is putting finishing touches on a feature-length film about his experiences there.

Madelia's Ana Maria Tarazona was the medalist with an 80 as the Blackhawks won a quadrangular with Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Montgomery-Lonsdale and LeCenter-Cleveland Thursday.

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq a ' Soldiers of the 34th Infantry Division continue to arrive here from Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Steve Spencer is one of many Minnesotans monitoring the unfolding story of Roxana Saberi, the journalist from North Dakota sentenced in Iran to eight years in prison on spy charges.

It wasn't a traditional cycle by softball standards, but Martin County West's Paige Breneman came close Tuesday.

A federal grand jury has indicted a Faribault woman for allegedly making bomb threats against 16 post offices in southern Minnesota.

The New Ulm Cathderal Greyhounds boys golf team defeated the Sleepy Eye Indians in Tomahawk Conference play Thursday, winning 187-192. Cathedral's Mike Cimino and Sleepy Eye's Mitch Laffen tied for overall medalist honors, each shooting a 42.

Locally Brown, Watonwan, and Martin Counties are in a red flag warning...That means conditions are ripe for wildfires.... AND That is forcing law enforcement to make some changes.

The most recent unemployment numbers were released yesterday... the national rate jumping to eight-point-five percent.News 12's Erick Lind reports that while high school students may not be as worried about those numbers, one group in Madelia aims to keep students from joining those statistics.

Ruth Constance Sandstrom, 86, of Lake Crystal, died Friday, April 3, 2009 at Crystal Seasons in Lake Crystal.