Oak Park Heights, MN, formerly of Rochester, MN & Grundy Center, IA Merle Smith, age 92, passed away on December 27, 2025, at Oak Park Senior Living in Oak Park Heights, MN where he received ...

The LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion department publishes reader letters in both the newspaper and online on Wednesdays and Sundays. On the other five days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, ...

The gripping finale of 'Mayor of Kingstown' Season 4 saw a shocking death as Merle Callahan met his end. Actor Jeremy Renner, who stars in the series, revealed the emotional weight behind the ...

A busy road in Des Moines was partially closed Tuesday due to a crash. Des Moines police say a crash was reported on Merle Hay Road near Douglas Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. At least one ...

DEAR JOAN: This year’s fall reset of our clocks back an hour appears to have permanently changed the morning rising time for our 14-year-old small cockapoo, Coco. In past years, within a few weeks of ...

A proposal to build a hockey arena at Merle Hay Mall is moving forward after years of setbacks. Construction on the new 3,500-seat multipurpose arena is expected to begin by March. After five years of ...

Loch, Merle H. was welcomed by his Lord & Savior into Heaven on November 18, 2025, at the age of 91 years old. Merle was the beloved husband of Janet Loch for over 70 years. He was also the loving ...

Before there was the outlaw country movement, there was Merle Haggard, a California transplant via Oklahoma who spent his teen years in and out of juvenile detention centers for forging checks, ...

Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle is a fitting farewell to the outlaw-country legend—and the bandmates Willie lost after recording it. Your opinion of Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will depend on how ...

Often considered one of the most influential singers in country music, Merle Haggard solidified his legacy in the genre thanks to songs like “The Fightin’ Side of Me” and “The Bottle Let Me Down.” ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...