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Mower County

Photos: Herald’s downtown location begins coming down

Thursday morning, demolition began on the Austin Daily Herald’s downtown location. Work will center today on taking down the warehouse and garage portion of the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, January 9, 2025 9:26 am

Mower County

Harren Gjersvik: Rumors of jail closing are not true

Mower County Administrator sends out letter addressing circulating rumors of facility’s closing   The Mower County Jail is not closing. That’s the message County Administrator ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 6:34 pm

Mower County

Council awards bid for taking down ash trees in Austin

The Austin City Council Monday night approved a bid for ash tree and stump removal regarding trees affected by emerald ash borer. Council members unanimously ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Mower County

Keep fire safety in mind during cold snaps

With the recent spate of cold temperatures hovering in the single digits at night, fire safety tends to come to mind as people begin utilizing ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 7:00 pm

Mower County

Photos: A golden morning on the river

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by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 5:53 pm

Local Government

Dates set for public hearings on upcoming road projects

Among its other decisions Monday night, the City Council approved public hearing dates for street improvement projects this year, which includes the start of the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 5:43 pm

Columnists

The Wide Angle: Science by explosion

By now, more than a few of you should know (let’s be frank here — besides Frank there are only about 54 of you at ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 5:25 pm

Mower County

Lack of unanimous vote slides city cannabis ordinance to next meeting

The Austin City Council on Monday night approved the city’s cannabis ordinance after it voted to put it on hold in December, however, because the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 9:16 am

News

More Minnesota kids get exempted from required vaccinations. Here’s what’s happening

By Kyra Miles Vaccination rates for school-aged children have declined in Minnesota and across the nation as more families seek to exempt their kids from ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, January 6, 2025 9:41 am

Business

From seed to growth: Boujee Bagels & Coffee Company expanding roots to Austin

What began as a seed is continuing to grow and reach into Austin. Boujee Bagels & Coffee Company, first established in Blooming Prairie in the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, January 4, 2025 8:00 am

Mower County

Austin man gets nearly nine years possessing child pornography

Eric Robert Smith, who was charged in December of 2023 with 20 counts related to child pornography, was sentenced Thursday to nearly nine years in ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, January 2, 2025 3:00 pm

Mower County

2024: Expansion, flooding among the top stories of this past year

The new year is here and as we say goodbye to 2024 on the way to 2025, we take a look back at 10 of ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 10:00 am

Columnists

The Wide Angle: Resolving to create less screen time

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed or not, but with all the subtlety of using a hammer to  drive a toothpick through paper, I’ve railed ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, December 30, 2024 5:42 pm

Mower County

Sheriff takes part in one-of-a-kind training opportunity

An intense one-week course for sheriffs in the United States recently completed its 123rd session and included Mower County’s Sheriff Steve Sandvik. The National Sheriffs’ ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, December 28, 2024 8:00 am

News

Survey on isolation: Nearly half of Minnesotans report feeling left out at times

By Regina Medina Kris Bolle is living the “van life” these days with Annie his mini Australian shepherd. Bolle, 46, bought a 2020 Dodge Ram ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, December 26, 2024 1:25 pm

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