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Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Our cat Marble is the most vocal of all of our cats. Marble’s meows usually consist of one syllable. The volume, duration, and intensity of her meows are determined by the situation. For example, when Marble...

Alexander Brown

Montrose Senior By: Xander Behrens Alexander is the son of Marisa Garding-Brown and David Brown.If Alex could live anywhere, he would live in Sweden “because they are always one of the top countries in terms of quality of life.” When asked what song he would sing at...

Kailey Thompson

Montrose Senior By: Madeline Graff Kailey Thompson is the daughter of Jeremy and Charlotte Thompson. She has two younger sisters, Kenzie and Kelsie. She also has a younger brother, Hunter. Kailey is the oldest of all the children.When asked where she would love to...

Matthew Woodward

Montrose Senior By: Dawson Dorr Matthew is the son of Richard and Rebecca Woodward. He has two brothers, Mason and Maverick.In his spare time, he enjoys learning, playing video games, and talking with his friends. His favorite subject through high school was English...

PROMISE Scholars summer internship

By Cami McGuire Makarie Wiebersick will be participating in the PROMISE Scholars Summer Internship this summer. The PROMISE Scholars Summer Internship is a 10-week research internship offering experience in a real-time laboratory at Sanford for motivated high school...

New Ace Hardware building in Alexandria taking shape

PROGRESS CONTINUES ON ALEXANDRIA ACE HARDWARE The Ace Hardware building in Alexandria is up and they are hoping to be open in October. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor Groundbreaking for the new Ace Hardware building being built on the east side of...

Gotcha Gaming opens in Salem

SALEM’S NEWEST ENTREPRENEUR, MICHAEL FLETCHER OF GOTCHA GAMING Michael Fletcher has opened Gotcha Gaming in the former steakhouse building on the southeast corner of Salem on Highway 38. The business will specialize in darts, video lottery, and arcade games. He’s...

Graduation time is near for five area high schools

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor May is a month noted for many things, including graduation, and now that the calendar has flipped to May we prepare to celebrate and honor our local high school graduates at our five local schools – Bridgewater-Emery, Canistota, Hanson,...

Canistota Hawks PTO recognizes Teacher Appreciation Week

CANISTOTA MS/HS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTATION In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, the Canistota Hawks PTO would like to recognize the Canistota middle school/high school teachers and the administrators. They are: (back, l-r) Keith Andersen, Tyler Schumaker, Lisa...