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News

All-Herald Softball Team

First Team Elly Strunk, pitcher, Blooming Prairie The junior pitched 109 innings for BP with an ERA of 3.78. Strunk struck out 99 while allowing ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Monday, July 4, 2016 4:30 am

Blogs

Austin Living aims to ‘make your soul grow’

The most trouble I ever got in as kid came from drawing. In elementary school, I’d doodle in notebooks and on newspaper pages. I drew ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, July 3, 2016 12:54 pm

Health

County bracing for hefty mental health bill after shift

A 2015 shift has cost Mower County Health and Human Services an additional $135,000 for a single mental health placement since January. Health and Human ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:16 am

Business

Zipping into Fest; Zip line added to Sunday park festivities

Austin is ready to zip into its annual Fourth of July celebrations. Austin is primed for another long weekend of races, fun in the park, ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 11:26 am

News

Sprucing up East Side Lake; Volunteers cleaning up in advance of the Fourth

Austin High School wrestlers Tae Weber and Coy Stark took a moment for a picture on East Side Lake before paddling their canoe over to ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 11:16 am

Education

School lunch prices to go up; Board worries increase will tax families

Parents and students are going to pay 10 cents more for lunches next school year, and Austin Public School Board members worry incremental increases will ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:57 am

Education

Corcoran Center work is underway; Work expected to be completed in December

Icicle lights, white garland and fake vines still hang above the gym and event space of the former Corcoran Center, but the center has hosted ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:54 am

Health

Time for a change: Dr. Rietz retires after 43 years as a doctor

After his first 10 years at Austin Medical Center, the time came for Dr. Tim Rietz’s official portrait, but Tim and his wife, Bonnie, had ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Monday, June 27, 2016 6:01 am

Blogs

Balancing fairness in a hard-working job

I was standing waiting to cover an event a few weeks ago when a reporter from another media outlet I hadn’t seen in a few ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:01 am

Breaking News

Mayor: Rec center talks reach ‘apparent conclusion’

Stiehm: “We wish them well and terribly regret that the promise of a Community Recreation Center has come to an apparent conclusion given the YMCA's ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Friday, June 24, 2016 10:30 am

Business

YMCA board tables rec center decision

The city of Austin and the YMCA are heading back to the negotiating table on a major plan for Austin’s future. The Austin YMCA’s board ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:41 am

Lifestyles

Urban Yoga returns to Bandshell Park; Austin residents celebrate International Day of Yoga

Yoga is back in the park. Tuesday was International Day of Yoga and to mark the event, Chrissy Stiehm kicked off her sixth year of ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:22 am

Education

A summer of meals; I.J. and AHS offer free meals to students

Austin Public Schools is adding breakfast to it summer lunch program to ensure students know where their meals are coming from over the summer. The ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, June 22, 2016 9:18 am

Business

Human services group meets the arts; Summerset, REM Woodvale form partnership

Summerset Theatre kicked off its 2016 summer season with a special private performance Monday night. The theater company held a preview show of “Shrek the ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:56 am

Health

MNsure CEO touts brokers’ help during visit

The CEO of Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is traveling around the state to promote the importance of seeking help and being educated as people pick ... Read more

by Jason Schoonover, Monday, June 20, 2016 11:06 am

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