home

Stay informed about the latest news and events in Appleton, Holloway, Milan, and the surrounding areas

Featured

Prairie Playhouse Child Care

Preschoolers at Prairie Playhouse Child Care were all smiles as they posed with their new playground equipment, made possible through a Regional Recreation grant. Left to right: Mya Haben, Laikyn Running, Lainey Gallagher, Teagan Rodeberg, and Lakelyn Gisvold.

Appleton

Appleton City Council to meet November 12

The Appleton City Council will hold its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Appleton Civic Center. Agenda items include presentations on Otter Tail energy audits by Kevin Kettleson of the UMVRDC and a public hearing on proposed regulations for shipping containers. Council members are also expected to review and approve October bills, meeting minutes, and set a public hearing for the 2026 truth-in-taxation final levy and budget on Dec. 10. Read More >

Swift County

Request to support removing moratorium nuclear energy

by Reed Anfinson
As Minnesota moves increasingly toward a green energy future, one reality it faces is the need for reliable baseload power. Wind and solar, even with constantly improving battery storage capacity technology, won’t provide that reliability. Coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy have been the bedrock of high-capacity, reliable electricity production. Read More >

e-Edition

Access the Archives: You can find and read the paper from the previous 3 weeks.
Share and Save Articles: Select the stories or pages you want to save and download them to your computer or mobile device. You can even share directly with family or friends on social media and email.
Available 24-7: No matter what your schedule is, you can always access the e-Edition and the latest copy of the paper anytime on our website.
Readability: Increase or decrease text size for easy reading.
Color Me Happy: View full color photos throughout the newspaper with the e-Edition.

Year 145 • Issue 34 | Wednesday, November 12, 2025

e-Edition Archives

Year 145 • Issue 33 | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 32 | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 31 | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 30 | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 29 | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 28 | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 27 | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 26 | Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Year 145 • Issue 25 | Wednesday, September 10, 2025

The Western Peach

The Western Peach is published weekly as a common supplement to 13 newspapers covering Western Minnesota. The Peach is full of advertising from around the region. As an advertiser, this publication, provides to you an excellent means with which to reach a broad geographic market. See the Appleton Press page(s) below.

Appleton Peach

Rooted in Appleton, Committed to Community

Ehrenberg Publishing, Inc., operating as The Appleton Press, has been a proud part of the Appleton community since 1880, with the Ehrenberg/Johnson families guiding the publication for the past 50 years. As a family-owned business rooted deeply in the community, we’re passionate about delivering heartfelt local journalism and providing a wide range of reliable printing services—all conveniently available under one roof.