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    What part of your property has to look the best?

    • The Lawn (64%, 39 Votes)
    • Deck/Patio (16%, 10 Votes)
    • Garden (11%, 7 Votes)
    • Flower Bed (8%, 5 Votes)

    Total Voters: 61

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Superlarks fall to Mabel-Canton

The Grand Meadow volleyball team lost to Mabel-Canton (31-2 overall) 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 in the SEC Showcase in ...

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Blooming Prairie boys and girls both take second at Gopher Meet

The Blooming Prairie boys and girls each took second place at the Gopher Conference meet Tuesday. Senior Will ...

Education

‘We can truly do something about this’

Austin High School students ready to add voice to food security efforts   Four Austin students are preparing ...

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Veterans Memorial renovation near 100% funded

The Mower County Veterans Memorial board announced Tuesday that a major part of the memorial’s renovation has been ...

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In Your Community: Bruins suit up with Austin High School’s Unified PE classes

On Tuesday morning, members of the Austin Bruins stopped by Austin High School to play floor hockey with ...

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Packer girls take seventh at Big Nine CC meet as Shute finishes 18th

The Austin girls cross country team took seventh place and the Packer boys finished in 12th place at ...

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Final registration deadline nearing for Karl’s Legacy fundraiser

Registration deadline for newly visioned Karl’s Legacy is nearing this week. Final registration for the event, which will ...

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Mower County Health Plan is ‘win-win’ for both employees and taxpayers

Employees get $0 out-of-pocket options while taxpayers save at least $678K in 2025   The Mower County Board ...

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In Your Community: City of Austin hosts tree planting workshop

The City of Austin hosted a Free Austin Community Tree Planting Workshop on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Todd ...

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723 youth participated in Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational

The Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports & Wildlife Invitational was held in Alexandria on Sept. 6-8 where 723 ...

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State announces next steps for businesses looking to add EV charging stations

Businesses interested in owning and operating EV charging stations can now apply for $47 million in grant dollars, ...

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Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86

NEW YORK — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an ...

Business

Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores as chain attempts to steady operations at home

Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turnaround ...

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Our opinion: Voices with potential

All of us look for somebody to look up too. Someone who we can appreciate for their deduction ...

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Our Opinion: Time to break out the numbers. Bing-OH! Holiday starts this Saturday

Our annual Bing-OH! Holiday contest is returning for another round, complete with cash prizes. Cards are included in ...

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Al Batt: Trying to make cents of it all

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I don’t understand the mutual funds I bought. I know how you ...

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Most AAPI adults think legal immigrants give the US a major economic boost: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

WASHINGTON — Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely than the overall U.S. population ...

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The Wide Angle: The act of being garden gone

At some point in the near future, I’m going to sit my 50-year-old butt in front of the ...

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Harris zeroes in on Black men, Trump focuses on women as both seek to fire up key voting blocs

DETROIT — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry ...

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Israel assures US it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian ...