Longtime Willmar public servant Lester "Les" J. Heitke died at Bethesda Grand in Willmar on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

A native of Portage Wisconsin, Heitke moved to Willmar shortly after marrying Cherie Boyer whom he met while a student at The ...

The event will feature airworthy WWII aircraft and fully operational ground vehicles from the era for visitors to explore, in ...

was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as ...