West Concord News

Time and changes in traditions have led to the end of Swissfest, at least for this year, perhaps forever.

Dear Answer Man, while driving south on Marion Road in Rochester, I noticed the Log Cabin Motel and Grill.

Minnesota Highway 56 between Kenyon and West Concord will be closed beginning June 4 for a pavement reclamation and resurfacing project that will continue through September, weather permitting.

Keith E. Bachman, 92, of West Concord, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.

Thirty-seven rural post offices in southeastern Minnesota would remain open but with reduced hours under a new proposal from the U.S. Postal Service.

Jim Anderson, of rural Rochester, died Saturday at Chosen Valley Care Center, Chatfield.