Pemberton News

This story is news because the four-day school week is sweeping the state. After the rural MACCRAY School District made regional and national headlines when it switched to a four-day school week for the 2008-09 school year, hundreds of Minnesota districts decided to follow suit.

When the time comes for the goats to be tied, the bulls to be ridden and the steers to be wrestled, it doesn't matter if the sun is shining or shrouded by clouds, if the air is warm or frigid, if the turf is dusty or a giant bowl of muck soup.

Like many area schools, the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School District is looking to make cuts.

A day after the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva boysa golf team beat Blooming Prairie, the Blossoms returned the favor at the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Invite.

Several felony charges were filed against a 21-year-old Eagle Lake man who is being tied to several Blue Earth County burglaries.

The numbers aren't yet final, but already they look grim. With many area school boards finished with their 2009-10 budget adjustments, most others are within weeks of wrapping up the process.

The Alden-Conger boysa golf team got four players to break 100 for the first time all season and finished fifth at the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Invite Friday in Janesville.

Good evening I'm Dion Cheney.And I'm Nicole Winters, thanks for joining us.J-W-P school district closed Pemberton Elementary in 1995.Due to budget problems, Waldorf Middle School may now be on the chopping block.As News 12's Erick Lind reports, some officials are floating another option to save expenses...Janesville Waldorf Pemberton needs to make ...

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.

Torkelson heads to state Sophomore Cody Torkelson will be Osakisa TM lone representative when the State Class A individual wrestling tournament begins Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center in St.

Arrests have been made in connection to a string of burglaries dating back to the beginning of February.20-year-olds Curtis Ray Kramer and Justin Angelo McMurtry, both of Eagle Lake, face charges connected to ...

Robert C. Volling, 68, of Pemberton, died on Friday, February 27, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family.

When Mankato schools Supt. Ed Waltman checked the National Weather Service Web site at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night, he decided to make the call early so parents could plan.

The New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls' basketball delivered a dominating 77-38 win over Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Friday night in Janesville.

Mankato's search for a new superintendent has officially begun - by starting another search.

Sandra Hooker had a chuckle recently after hearing that cities and counties across Minnesota will receive smaller payments from the state than they expected.

The superintendent of Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton schools wants a School Board member to publicly retract his statement pertaining to her dismissal, but the board member doesn't think that's warranted.

Victor St. John, who died in a house fire Wednesday, was a take-charge person. "He had no fear.

A house fire, just West of Alma City in Waseca County keeps several area fire departments busy throughout the afternoon.An investigation is underway, and firefighters continue to clear the scene.News 12's Ryan ...