Vernon Center News

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

A July 18 wedding is planned. Stevens - Mellies The Free Press Angela L. Stevens daughter of Bob and Dara Stevens of Vernon Center.

At 60 years old, Williams is a gifted and trained fine artist, illustrator and graphic designer whose talent spans traditional art through digital art.

Traffic was backed up after a three-vehicle crash at about 3 p.m. Thursday on Riverfront Drive just south of its intersection with Highway 169.

Winter may seem like just yesterday... but fire season seems to be getting an early start...Counties are raising the red flag over fire dangers... and crews are already responding to calls...Crews in Amboy were kept busy this afternoon on a farmyard fire outside town.

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.

Sara Van Waus, a recent mortuary science graduate, will assume the manager position at Winnebagoa s Spencer-Owen Funeral Home in April.

Friday, February 20, 2009 Uncased gun bill is unneeded There doesn't seem to be a cry from the hunting public to allow people to carry uncased firearms in their vehicles.

Romantic dates and candlelit dinners may be the most typical ways to spend Valentine's Day, but for Monte Raske and his wife, the day will be spent poring through books, searching the Web and making plenty of ...

An August wedding is planned. Nusbaum - Gronewold The Free Press Katy Nusbaum daughter of Joan Nusbaum of Madelia and Doug Nusbaum of Catlettsburg, Ky.

Luck was on the side of a nine year old boy when he walked away after being hit by a car in Vernon Center this morning.Lieutenant Scott McConkey says, "Fortunately he appears ok.

Accident or not, towing companies are hard at work throughout the area...Employees at Giefer Towing and Services in Vernon Center were busy helping stranded drivers...Owner Jeremy Giefer says if you see the ...

South-central Minnesota will have a strong voice on the Lessard Council - the new group that will recommend how to spend about $90 million every year on fish and wildlife habitat, according to area lawmakers.

State Sen. Kathy Sheran and Rep. Tony Cornish were among five area lawmakers who talked about how the 2009 legislative session could impact agriculture during the Rural Legislative Forum at South Central ...

Many reasons cited for permits lapsing By Brian Ojanpa MANKATO - Five years after passage of Minnesota's permit-to-carry handgun law, there's some evidence to suggest that many permit owners are opting to ...