Lake City Area Arts Presents the Festival of Wreaths

Lake City, MN — Lake City Area Arts is delighted to announce the Festival of Wreaths, a festive holiday showcase and fundraiser featuring more than 20 beautifully decorated wreaths, each paired …

Goodhue County Child & Family Collaborative Accepting Proposals to Strengthen Resilience & Protective Factors

Red Wing, MN  – The Board of Directors of the Goodhue County Child & Family Collaborative is announcing a funding opportunity for a three year period, beginning July 1, 2026 and ending …

Clerk Chatter

It has been a beautiful autumn season so far, but winter is right around the corner. Every winter has the expectation of snow fall. The City wants to remind all property owners that the City sidewalk …

Historical Happenings

THE MAZEPPA JOURNAL, Editor and Publisher: Barbara and Reider Tommeraas FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1956 Obituaries MRS. JOHN LEMKE Mrs. John Lemke, a longtime Mazeppa resident died Saturday at St. …
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Obituaries
Mark John Stopyro
Mark John Stopyro, 66, of Zumbro Falls, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was born March 28, 1959 to John and Irene Stopyro. Mark was a true …
Barbara Renee Kennedy
Barbara Renee Kennedy, age 68, of Zumbro Falls, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2025, surrounded by family at her home. She was born on January 25, 1957, in Belmond, Iowa, to Craig and Virginia …
Ellie Mae Lyon
Ellie Mae Lyon peacefully took her final rest in the arms of her loving parents on July 9th, 2025 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Ellie was born on July 3rd, 2025 at Rochester Methodist …
Mark Allen Weatherly
Mark Allen Weatherly, 73, of Kasson, MN passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park, MN. Mark was born on March 29, 1952, in Rochester, MN to Clifford and Joyce …
Del Tupper
Del Tupper August 5, 1944 - May 10, 2025 Del Lee Tupper, age 80 of Winnebago, passed away Saturday morning May 10th. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday May 19th at Lutheran …
Community
Zumbro Falls City Council Minutes - September 10, 2025 The Zumbro Falls City Council met at City Hall at 6PM. Absent from the meeting was council members Bob Benson. Scott Kennedy, Fire Chief, and …
Regular Meeting of the Mazeppa City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, October 8, 2025 The regular meeting of the Mazeppa City Council was called to order at 6:04 PM by Mayor Chris Hagfors. …
A huge thank you to Briese Iron Works in Rochester for generously donating two pallets of scrap metal for our welding program! These materials will provide our students with valuable, hands-on …
Community
Mrs. Buss’ class created body system posters as a culminating activity for Unit 2 The Human Body. They learned all about each system and how it works in the body.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas formed by the incomplete combustion of fuels. When people are exposed to CO gas, the CO molecules will displace the oxygen in their bodies and lead …
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