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Local Government

City Council approves moving final 2024 tax levy forward at Truth and Taxation meeting

During its Truth and Taxation meeting Wednesday night, the Austin City Council approved of moving forward with its 2024 tax levy and budget. The council ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 7:04 pm

Mower County

In Your Community: County’s Harren Gjersik honored

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by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 5:54 pm

Mower County

City Council moves Austin Utilities service expansion out of work session

The Austin City Council on Monday night gave unanimous support to Austin Utilities to expand its coverage area to a pair of plots on the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 10:39 am

Education

Bed bugs discovered at AHS, steps taken to treat the issue

The detection of bed bugs at Austin High School at the start of the week has brought a swift reaction by the district. A note ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 9:57 am

Mower County

Dazzling holiday: Mayor King helps judge decorating contest at Comforcare

Christmas was in the air at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare on Monday afternoon and the nursing home had some help in judging who did ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, December 4, 2023 4:39 pm

News

Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military renewed calls Monday for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, December 4, 2023 8:56 am

Mower County

A home for women: Bright Life House will be a sober house filling a need in Austin

A new sober house being renovated in Austin has its owners hoping it will fill a gap for women recovering from addiction. Lindsey Leif and ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, December 1, 2023 7:00 pm

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Flower baskets create a positive vibe downtown

Greetings: The summer of 2024 will be our 29th year of hanging flower baskets in Austin.  What an amazing history of beautiful flowers in our ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, December 1, 2023 5:39 pm

News

Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there’s more current pain

The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, December 1, 2023 5:34 pm

Mower County

Senate Capital Investment Committee gets a look at tomorrow in visit to the Hormel Institute

Clarke: ‘This is going to be one of the top centers in the nation if we can pull this off’   As part of its ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 3:29 pm

Mower County

Austin Living: Jane Taylor Academy of Dance brings 22nd annual ‘Nutcracker’ performance to Paramount Theatre

By Amanda Lillie For 22 years, the Jane Taylor Academy of Dance has been enchanting audiences with its annual rendition of “The Nutcracker,” and this ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:59 pm

Mower County

Flower Basket Program kicks off 29th year

On a chilly Tuesday morning, organizers of Austin’s Flower Basket Program gathered downtown to kick-off its annual fundraising campaign. In its 29th year, the Flower ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:50 pm

Mower County

Recycling Center addition progressing to spring completion

During Tuesday morning’s Board of Commissioners meeting, Solid Waste Officer Marcus Thompson gave an update on the new addition to the recycling center. Thompson told ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:39 pm

Columnists

The Wide Angle: Let the symmetry of the perfect tree define the holidays

For all 35 of you that read my column (I kind of lost track where my column count was these days, so if you’re reader ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:13 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Austin man with three active drug cases charged in a fourth

An Austin man with three active cases involving drug possession, use and sales has been charged in a fourth case. Casey Steven Bell, 25, was ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, November 27, 2023 4:31 pm

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