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Autumn Ag

Fabricating art one day, fixing a manure spreader the next

Metal Services of Blooming Prairie, Inc. sprouted out of an agricultural repair shop Read more

by Chris Baldus, Thursday, August 31, 2017 6:00 am

Business

Hy-Vee honors Austin employee as ‘Legendary’; Kanne honored with highest award the company gives

Some of Mark Kanne’s co-workers were behind the bananas. Men in suits were waiting next to the peaches. Friends and family were  off to the ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Friday, August 25, 2017 8:32 am

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Foster parenting is difficult and fantastic

Alison Sherman has a tough job. Her office is actually up in Plymouth, which is a generally pretty Twin City suburb. Work brought her south ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 8:19 am

Local Government

County Board to vote Tuesday on Local 9 contract; Requests to repurchase tax-forfeited properties on agenda

The Mower County Board will meet in special session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the  Mower County Government Center. The agenda includes a ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Monday, August 21, 2017 8:18 am

Law Enforcement

911 outage reported in Lyle area

UPDATE (10:09 p.m. Sunday) — Phone lines for 911 service in Lyle have been restored, Mower County Dispatch Reports. • • • EARLIER REPORT: The ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:08 pm

Adams

Hwy 56 detour lifted near Adams, but resurfacing work will continue I-90 to Taopi

ADAMS, Minn. – Highway 56 in Adams is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 19 as the roadway reconstruction is completed, but motorists will still encounter ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Sunday, August 20, 2017 12:10 pm

Mower County

Mower County Board to vote Tuesday on Local 9 contract; Tax-forfeited parcel repurchasing also on agenda

The Mower County Board will meet in special session at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the  Mower County Government Center. The agenda includes a ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Saturday, August 19, 2017 1:30 pm

Faith

Austin church to host 5K to bolster education in Haiti; Haitian Hustle run sponsored by Free Church on Aug. 26

Don’t let “5K” fool you, the Haitian Hustle covers a lot more ground than your average fun run. There is the roughly 2,200 miles between ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Saturday, August 19, 2017 12:20 pm

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A nod to Grandma and Minnesota politics

I don’t usually do this, but this is a special case. Well, here goes: Hi Grandma! I’m in your newspaper! That’s right, I’m kind of ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Saturday, August 12, 2017 10:56 am

News

Photo: Day camp tests kids’ reach

Rhianna Khamda, at left, tries to avoid the tag of Dakota Mueller as Madison Tuttle sprints free Tuesday during a game of Fishes and Whales ... Read more

by Chris Baldus, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 7:47 am

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