Aaron Ress News Today

Variety of achievements and community work is recognized during annual gathering to honor Rochester residents.

ROCHESTER, Minn.- Mayor Kim Norton held Rochesters 40th annual Mayor Medal of Honor luncheon today honoring local civil servants and change makers for their contributions to the community.

Mary Amelia Ress beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend to many peacefully passed away near dawn on the morning of Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Waters on Mayowood in Rochester surrounded by her loving children. She was 89 years old. Born on January 11, 1933 to Ralph and Grace Parker in Canton, Illinois she moved with her family while still a young girl to south Minneapolis where she was raised in the Cooper neighborhood. In her youth she was an accom...

Compared to many of the school’s competitors in the Twin Cities, John Marshall has a small budget and a relatively small group of students competing.