Waldorf News

Twin sons of Troy and Tammy Lau were born June 18, 2009, at Immanuel St. Joseph's Mayo Health System in Mankato.

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.

A June 27 wedding is planned. Adams - Kagol The Free Press Lindsay Marie Adams daughter of Richard and Luane Adams of Janesville.

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.

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

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.

Harold "Steve" L. Stavenau, 89, of Owatonna, died Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Clare Bridge Cottage.

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.

A May 16 wedding is planned. Melchior - Groh The Free Press Cassie Melchior daughter of Steve and Brenda Melchior of Janesville.

Hap Ouverson, age 62, of Springfield, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at his home in Springfield after a courageous battle with colon cancer.

A March 28, 2009 wedding is planned. Aase - Quinn The Free Press Tara Marie Aase daughter of Dick and Jenny Dumdei of Janesville and the late Bruce Aase of Kenyon.

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.

Bertha Loretta Vogelsang, 96, of Matawan, MN, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 at Colony Court in Waseca, MN.

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 wooden box outside the Department of Natural Resources office is piled high with frozen carcasses.

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

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.

A body is recovered from a house destroyed by fire in rural Waseca County.That fire burned for nearly five hours this afternoon.News 12's Ryan Gustafson has been reporting from Alma City throughout the day, and ...