The Chase Cemetery, located on Blue Earth County 29, a little over four miles outside of Mapleton, has received a much-needed makeover thanks to...

Maple River 9 WEM 1The Eagles played a flawless game to chalk up another win in a home game against the WEM Buccaneers. Following a Caleb Thompson single in the bottom of...

Mapleton10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, Publisher  The Maple River Girls Scouts recently visited All Pets Vet Clinic in Mapleton on April 28.  They asked questions and...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015Michael Koob, Publisher   Gordon Carliss Grover passed away at the age of 86.  Gordon grew up on the same farm where he lived and worked until he...

SPRING FIELDWORK PROGRESS VARIES ACROSS THE MIDWESTSpring fieldwork got off to a good start in some portions of the Upper Midwest in mid-late...

Our mama kitty finally had her babies. Phew! We were all very ready. She had a total of eight in there, as I suspected, but in the end we have...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015 Michael Koob, Publisher Gene and Marlene Satre celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on February 19, 2015.20 YEARS AGO, 2005Ed Dorsey,...

Mapleton10 YEARS AGO, 2015 Michael Koob, PublisherThe Maple River District wide Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday, January 28.  Sixth grade student, Max Nelson, was the...

2025 FARM  PROGRAM  DECISIONS  ARE  MORE  CHALLENGING April 15 is the deadline to sign-up for the 2025 farm program at local USDA Farm Service...

I get one last week to share about my friend and her family. After the service, there was a room set up where a couple of people were making...

Brielle Brown shines with pride as she is awarded second place in the District Two Veterans of Foreign Wars of Minnesota Voice of Democracy Essay...

10 YEARS AGO, 2005Ed Dorsey, PublisherMapleton’s veterinary clinic, All Pets, has welcomed four new vet techs to their team within the past seven months.  Sarah Robb, of...

AMBOY10 YEARS AGO, 2015Ed Dorsey, PublisherTwo local families: Dan and Tracy Jones, of Amboy, and Duane and Cam Bissonette, of Mapleton, along with her daughter, Kellie...

During the next few weeks, farm operators will be finalizing their crop insurance decisions for the 2025 crop year. March 15 th is the deadline to...

It was a Saturday, and we were all at home. Being the mean mom that I am, I turned off the tv after a good dose of morning shows.What prompted the...