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Columnists

The Wide Angle: Thoughts of an emperor can ground us

It could be argued that we have far too many books at home. It could also be argued, and indeed has been pointed out, that ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:48 pm

Education

Saluting service: Pacelli’s Veterans Day program a story of the past and future

Veterans Day has routinely been about honoring those who have served in our nation’s military, sacrificing their time for a greater calling. Monday was no ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, November 11, 2024 12:08 pm

Mower County

Call for Volunteers: Salvation Army looking for extra help for busy holiday season

For four months, Salvation Army captains, Faith and John Woodard have been making a home in Austin. Succeeding Major Jeff Strickler and his wife Cindy, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, November 9, 2024 8:00 am

Mower County

Technical issue from Tuesday night’s election results in slight ballot count changes

None of the race outcomes changed; voter tallies now updated on Secretary of State’s Office   A technical issue encountered during the upload of General ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 3:07 pm

Mower County

Zielke wins special election to round out Green’s school board seat

Newcomer Dan Zielke has won the Austin Public Schools Board special election and will fill the seat left vacant by Kathy Green, who retired on ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 8:18 am

Mower County

Incumbents hold seats for Mayor, City Council; Waller returns to council in Ward 2

Incumbents running for office in city races will hold their seats for another term, while at the same time a former City Council member will ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 7:59 am

Mower County

Technical issues causing delay in upload of Mower voter tallies

A technical glitch is causing a delay in getting Mower County voter tallies uploaded to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. Officials in the Mower ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 1:17 am

Mower County

City honors Legion, VFW Color Guard

The Austin City Council on Monday night, during its meeting, honored 24 members of the Austin Post 91, Austin VFW Post 1216 Color Guard for ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 5:26 pm

Columnists

The Wide Angle: The bird is the word

This past Sunday, I did our bi-weekly grocery shopping trip to stock our house with all of the food we would need for the coming ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 5:13 pm

Mower County

Reschedule bridge demo of Fourth Street NW to begin Friday

The Fourth Street NW Bridge demolition, originally scheduled for October but then delayed, will now take place this weekend. During its meeting Monday night, City ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, November 4, 2024 7:28 pm

Education

Mock vote at Pacelli involves students in the process

The line was out to the door, as voters waited for their turn to cast their vote Monday.  However, this wasn’t early voting here in ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, November 4, 2024 5:11 pm

Brownsdale

Cedar River project makes use of local company’s hardware

A Jordan construction company is utilizing tunnel boring equipment constructed by Akkerman, Inc. in Brownsdale in an uncommon instance of the equipment being used in ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Saturday, November 2, 2024 8:00 am

Education

‘How can I make a difference?’

Kathy Green looks back on 25 years of serving on the school board   When Kathy Green was first elected to the Austin Public Schools ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, November 1, 2024 7:30 pm

Mower County

Rochester man charged with criminal sexual conduct

A Rochester man has been charged with several counts of criminal sexual conduct related to an incident in Grand Meadow. Jose Hector Contreras-Paredes, 30, made ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, November 1, 2024 5:15 pm

Mower County

Photos: Tricks, treats and smiles at Comforcare

Youngsters and their families haunted the halls of Good Samaritan Society-Comforcare Thursday night for some trick-or-treating with residents at the facility. Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, October 31, 2024 6:48 pm

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