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Finding collaborative leadership in rural communities
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (322+ words) Every rural community faces challenges. Whether it's finding housing, strengthening the local economy, supporting families, or keeping a school or hospital open, the biggest issues rarely have simple solutions. They require people who can bring others together around a shared…...
AEDC's Shafer steps back after 15 years building relationships
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (1197+ words) April Ziemer officially takes over as executive director of the Amery Economic Development Corporation this fall, inheriting a role that Paul Shafer spent 15 and a half years shaping from the ground up. Shafer, 77, is retiring as the AEDC's first executive…...
FA Cheesecakes eyeing holiday season opening for new Amery storefront
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (434+ words) FA Cheesecakes sells sweet as well as savory cheesecakes. The barber shop on Keller Ave. has been sold and is being converted to a kitchen and store for FA Cheesecakes, a regional favorite. Shoppers strolling Amery's main drag this holiday…...
Other finding green | Letters To Editor | theameryfreepress.com
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (406+ words) World powers are investing in clean green energy. Iran War is accelerating these developments. China turned the Gobi Desert into one of the worldâs biggest wind power projects. More than 7,000 turbines already installed. China is building a massive ultra-high-voltage…...
Amery Lakes District - Annual Meeting Notice and Budget
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (11+ words) Amery Free Press...
Carol Ann Van Amber | Obituaries | theameryfreepress.com
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (366+ words) Carol Ann Van Amber, 88, of Woodbury, Minnesota, and formerly of Amery, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026, at St. Therese Long-Term Care in Woodbury. Carol was born February 25, 1938, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minnesota, the only child of Peter…...
Rights under Socalism
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (239+ words) However, socialism gives you rights: The right to work. You can work in a Chinese factory and spend your nights in a Chinese dormitory that has a suicide prevention net around the roof. The right to housing. In Cuba you…...
The Postscript: Fully recovered
1+ week, 2+ day ago (531+ words) About a million years ago (or at least it feels that way), I used to produce theater. The season ended just before Christmas with “A Christmas Carol,” and a peculiar thing would happen just as the last show closed. I…...
Amery Queen's Court honored ahead of Fall Festival handoff
1+ week, 2+ day ago (151+ words) Mayor Rick VanBlaricom presented the proclamation honoring the 2025-26 Amery Queen’s Court to Furst Princess Cassandra Tiry and Second Princess Mia Byrnes. The Amery Common Council recognized the 2025-2026 Amery Queen's Court during its Aug. 5 meeting, proclaiming the day Amery Queen's Court…...
Department heads update council on budget, staffing and summer activities
1+ week, 3+ day ago (40+ words) Amery Free Press Amery department heads gave the Common Council a round of updates Aug. 5 covering the 2027 budget, police and fire activity, library programming and public works projects....