Mark Simonson News Today

It was a week in April 1949 when it was time to start getting out of the house more often, and taking in some activities we enjoyed for years around

When it came to the course of events in our area during April 1954, there were many stories about comings and goings on a variety of topics.

Whether it was on the gridiron or basketball court, for the longest time there was a rivalry between a couple of old railroad cities.

Many can recall the dwindling number of farms in our region during the 1980s, especially in the dairy industry. The same was true in 1924 with a bleak local outlook,

Nationally, the early months of 1934 were bleak, as far as the effects of the Great Depression. By the end of 1933, the national unemployment rate had jumped to just

Ann Juergens, the board chair of the fledgling Taproot Investment Cooperative, is working with St. Paul-area residents interested in becoming shareholders in storied St. Paul buildings.

Nancy Murdock recently wrote to tell me she grew up in a house at 47 Elm St. in Cooperstown. She was told the house was originally a hospital built after

While the day-to-day headlines were much about World War II in February 1944, some locally were also thinking ahead to the days of postwar.

Possible new schools, a neighborhood “pal” as a school principal, international student exchanges and home economics were all a part of the area’s educational scene during February 1954.

From manufacturing, education and sports entertainment, a healthy area economy was picking up the pace during February, 60 years ago.