Boy Scout Camporee Returns to Whitewater State Park

By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Whitewater State Park hosted annual Boy Scout Camporees. The camporees were tremendous events, attracting over 1,000 scouts...

A hobby that got a bit out of control

By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor Bill Rothering and Reuben Schmidt first set up a grow room in the old Saratoga Creamery as a winter hobby, with the aim of growing plants for themselves,...

A Groundbreaking and a Flag Raising

By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor Last week, the green space outside of the St. Charles Public Library was full of activity as it was rapidly transformed into a long-awaited and much-...

Amish greenhouses create destination trip to rural St. Charles

By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press Editor Raymond Yoder of Valley View Greenhouse has been in the greenhouse business since 2008. His reason why? “Girls. We have five girls,” he said. “It’s a...

St. Charles Public Library holds murder mystery fundraiser

By Jill Veerkamp, St. Charles Press editor The annual Night at the Library fundraiser began with a death. Wayne Maker, the class president, was murdered with a blow dart just before announcing who...

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Kenneth “Ken” Duane Pyburn - Menahga, MN

Kenneth “Ken” Duane Pyburn, 74, of Menahga, MN passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Pleasant Akers Assisted Living in Akeley, MN. Ken was born March 8, 1940 in Austin, MN the son of James and...

Sherrie “Rose” Ann Riggins - St. Charles

Sherrie “Rose” Ann Riggins, age 54, of St. Charles died peacefully Wednesday, February 11th, at her home, surrounded by her loving family, and caregivers who have become a part of her family. Rose...

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