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Local Government

County employees honored for completing leadership program

During Tuesday morning’s Mower County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners honored the first cohort to go through the county’s John Maxwell Leadership Program. Graduates included: ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 3:31 pm

Education

VEX Flexing: Southland robotics qualifies all eight teams for state tournament

The Southland robotics group is getting used to setting new milestones and this year they did it again. In the around 10 years of the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 6:35 pm

Mower County

‘Continue to be that voice’

Hormel team members commemorate MLK Day and Black History Month with an essay competition For the 12th year, Hormel Foods Corporation honored three students for ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 6:26 pm

Mower County

Woman in chase last week pleads not guilty

An Austin woman who allegedly drove intoxicated into an active fire scene and then led law enforcement on a brief chase has entered pleas in ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, February 27, 2023 5:22 pm

Albert Lea

BREAKING: Law enforcement respond to hoax active shooter calls in both Austin, Albert Lea

Gunshots reportedly heard in the background of Austin call to dispatch   Monday morning’s threat that sent law enforcement in both Austin and Albert Lea ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, February 27, 2023 10:41 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

1 charged with 8 counts of drug sales

An Austin man has been charged with multiple felony counts of drug sales. Donald Alvin Bakken II, 29, was charged with a total of eight ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 24, 2023 5:50 pm

Mower County

Second man gets a decade behind bars in shooting death of David Harris

A second man charged in the July 2021 shooting death of David Harris has been sentenced. Keith Lavandas Forrest, 22, was sentenced to 10 years ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:48 pm

Mower County

UPDATE Snowfall amounts down from predictions, but system still impactful on region

At least for our area, epic snowfall amounts equated to under a foot of snow. While still impactful to the region, the Austin area fell ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, February 23, 2023 9:42 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Man currently in prison, gets time for two more cases

An Austin man currently incarcerated in a Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault has been sentenced to more prison time in a pair of cases. Christopher ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 3:31 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Grand Meadow man charged with criminal sexual conduct involving teen

A Grand Meadow man has been charged with multiple felonies of criminal sexual conduct. Robert Lee Stehlik, 50, was charged in Mower County District Court ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 1:23 pm

Mower County

Man charged in January with vehicular criminal homicide arrested for DWI

An Austin man who was charged with vehicular criminal vehicular homicide in January, has been arrested again for DWI. Darin Douglas Finley, 36, of Austin, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 4:51 pm

Education

The show must go on

‘Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone’ satire of favored wizard marks return of the Austin High School drama program   It’s been a while since ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 17, 2023 6:41 pm

Mower County

Dodge County Wind edges closer to construction

Solar farm coming to Adams Commissioners received an update from NextEra officials on the current status of the company’s planned Dodge County Wind project during ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 17, 2023 6:27 pm

Business

Hormel envisions center to meet community need

Company hopes to break ground on childcare center this spring On Tuesday of this week, the Mower County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 15-year ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 17, 2023 6:19 pm

Agriculture

FFA WEEK: FFA members hype the opportunities

In many ways, being a part of Future Farmers of America (FFA) is about participation and serving the community. Austin High School freshman Ele Struck ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 17, 2023 6:11 pm

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