Dave and Angie Shepard, along with their son, Jaxson, have known this week would be exceptionally difficult. On July 1, it was a year ago that their daughter and twin to Jaxson lost her short battle with leukemia. Addy, their spunky nine-year-old, fell ill on June 27, 2024, and went to the emergency room of a local hospital for a bloody nose that wouldn't stop. Tests were run and within hours, she was then rushed to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Nothing could prepare the family for the diagnosis of ALM leukemia that soon followed, or how quickly her condition deteriorated. The youngster tried a variety of different sports in her young life, including soccer and gymnastics, but softball...
The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District recently completed a major maintenance project on the Prior Lake Outlet Channel. The pipelining project may not look like much from the outside, but it...
Local volunteers are needed on Saturday, Aug. 9, to help search for starry stonewort, an aquatic invasive algae that can spread easily and form dense mats in lakes. The event is being held in cooperation...
Gymnastics was Brooklynne Thorson’s life. So much so, that in 2018, when she began having vision problems where the vault table looked farther left than it was, or the beam seemed as small as a spaghetti...
The Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center is hosting a Garden Party on Sunday, July 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. Attendees will be invited to...
