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Crime, Courts & Emergencies

B. Prairie man pleads not guilty to 8 felony drug counts

Case originated with tip from MSP Airport Police   A Blooming Prairie man has entered pleas to eight felony drug charges in a case that ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Thursday, February 24, 2022 3:24 pm

Mower County

Funds for Frunge: Worlein funeral directors ready to take frigid dip for very special camp

Worlein Funeral Director McKenzie Mullen-Burkart has an idea of what to expect from the prospect of jumping into an ice covered lake. Even if she’s ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 7:05 pm

Mower County

County honors longtime employees at meeting

The Mower County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, honored a pair of long term employees during its morning meetings. Senior County Attorney Eric Herendeen and Deputy ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:51 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Man charged with criminal sexual contact with minor

A man, who attempted to take his own life after an alleged sexual encounter with a teen, has been charged with one felony count of ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 5:30 pm

Mower County

Flexibility of Health

HELPcare Clinic providing options to healthcare in Austin   A healthcare model, with touches of a hometown doctor’s visit, has set up shop in Austin. ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 18, 2022 7:03 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Woman arrested for bringing drugs across state lines, possession

A Washington state woman is facing a pair of felonies after she was arrested for transporting drugs across state lines into Minnesota. Angel Gabreel Hall-Willis, ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 18, 2022 6:32 pm

Agriculture

National FFA Week: ‘It’s shaped my whole life …’

Editor’s note: National FFA Week is February 19-26. This year the Austin Daily Herald has featured one of the rising stars in state FFA. Meiergerd ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 18, 2022 5:51 pm

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

UPDATE: Fire ravages Austin motorcycle shop

Firefighters from three departments responded to a fire that ravaged an Austin motorcycle shop Thursday. The State Fire Marshall was on scene Friday morning at ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 18, 2022 8:31 am

Mower County

Political landscape shifts after redistricting maps redrawn

The political landscape in Mower County and the surrounding area is getting a new look after redistricting maps were released Wednesday by a five-judge panel ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 11:25 am

Agriculture

Planting a hobby

Seed library opens up possibilities for your own backyard garden   It’s the heart of February, and as the month is known to do, it’s ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Wednesday, February 16, 2022 6:50 am

Agriculture

FAARM would take advantage of prime location in Mower

Mower County is representative of ag, not only in Minnesota, but the country and the nation. That was one of the selling points for the ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 5:49 pm

Education

APS School Board hears options on busing issue

The Austin Public Schools system is taking one step closer to finding an answer to busing issues that have been dogging the district. On Monday ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 5:47 pm

Education

Board approves new mask guidelines starting Feb. 21

Guidelines based on attendance numbers for each school   In the midst of steeply declining cases of COVID-19 in the school system, Austin Public Schools ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Monday, February 14, 2022 9:45 pm

Education

Pacelli partnering with Mower County for vaccine clinic

Pacelli Catholic Schools, in conjunction with Mower County Health & Human Services, is offering a vaccine clinic from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17. The ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Friday, February 11, 2022 11:03 am

Mower County

City Council agrees to sell lot to Clasen-Jordan

The Austin City Council on Monday night agreed to the selling of a parking lot to Clasen-Jordan Mortuary. The .37 acre lot in question is ... Read more

by Eric Johnson, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:26 pm

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