Mary Sue Chatfield

The 2026 baseball/softball season is winding down. The Montrose Youth ball teams finished up last week. High school teams are reaching the end of their regular season schedules and are

Oliver Dobson and Nick Buford contemplate where/how to begin to put Rexy together; so many pieces having to be put together just so.

When a “For Sale” sign recently appeared in the window of Double Dipper in downtown Montrose, folks began to wonder. What would become of this building that has been there

Some of the Central Lee Dance Team girls who took care of the concession stand were, from left, Lily Thomas, Addison Newberry, Avery Peterson, Audrey Sturdivant and Lily Smith.

As a welcome addition to the Montrose Farmers Market on Tuesday, July 28, Great River Health will set up from 4-6 p.m. with free giveaways and information on MyChart, their new patient portal.

Did you take piano lessons as a child? Many Montrose youth took lessons from Ada Vanosdoll. During the school year, they would walk the block to Ada’s house for their

Montrose Riverfront, Inc.’s 2026 Watermelon Festival button features a photo from 1980, when we were celebrating the 36th festival. It shows two local 14-year-old cousins who were preparing to “carry

Are you a pickleball player? Are you familiar with the sport? Just what is pickleball anyway?

On July 15, 1875, notice was given to raft pilots that the “channel on the Iowa side of Montrose Island and below, was obstructed by anchoring cribs and a coffer

This assortment of buckles, pins, earrings, cuff links, a hat pin and a serving piece were all crafted out of clam shells by a talented person many years ago. A button hook, also used back then, is shown in the lower left hand corner of the photo.