Stone cold killer predators come in all shapes and sizes in the natural world. However, I think we often think of large ...

By Ryan Bergeron, Advocate Managing Editor The Lightning came out with six wins, all of the bonus variety, to take a 33-0 ...

By Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor The Irish gymnastics team used three competitions last week to add some new skills and ...

By Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor Last Tuesday’s boys’ basketball game against Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City was closer than the ...

By Brenda Erdahl, Sports Editor Shooting woes and an opponent with a stingy defense led to Maple Lake’s lopsided 59-26 loss ...

If you were a friend of Harold Brutlag’s, you likely found your name in his weekly column Brute’s Bleat a time or two. Maybe ...

Thomas W. “Bird” Burchett of Buffalo, MN passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 2, 2025 at Abbott ...

Harold Delbert Brutlag, 92, died January 28 at home following complications from Melanoma. Harold was born October 31, 1932 ...

Contributed report Maple Lake Library is pleased to announce its 2025 Winter Art Exhibition. Beginning February 3 and ending ...

The results of one of the nation’s largest news and advertising contests are in. Expert judges from Illinois reviewed almost ...

By Brenda Erdahl Heather and Hannah Zieska of Annandale are the winners of this year’s button contest for the 2025 Maple Lake St. Patrick’s Day, 48th annual parade on Saturday, March 15. Their artwork ...

Royalty will host a carnival on February 15th! By Brenda Erdahl February is the busiest time of the year for the Maple Lake Royalty program as they gear up for the big St. Patrick’s Day ...