The Patriots girls’ basketball team fell to Southwest Minnesota Christian 59-50 in the section quarterfinals Friday, March 1, in Worthington.

The No. 4 seed Patriots hung tight with the No. 1 seed Eagles, giving SWMC a scare early in the game when the Patriots went on a 14-3 run.

This column is being written solely to generate discussion surrounding some proposed gun legislation being floated at the Minnesota State Capitol these days. I repeat, this is to create discussion and not explode the virtues one way or the other of these proposed legislations.

James A. Hamann, age 85, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on February 18.

Opponents of Rock County’s first large-scale solar farm say the 1,500-acre business will change the rural ways of living.

Although the comment, “bigger nutcracker than Luverne” was made in jest, Hills residents weren’t shy about sharing ideas on where they see their community in 10, 15 or 20 years from now.

A state grant will provide funding for a new surface on the 4.2-mile Blue Mound Trail in 2025.