Education
Peer Power Partners hosted California author for kick off
Peer Power Partners mentoring program expanded to Austin High School this year, and the program kicked off with two speakers from California earlier this week. ...
Jenae Peterson, Author at Austin Daily Herald - Page 19 of 62
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
3 plead not guilty after distraction tactics lead to burglary
Three adults pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that they used distraction tactics to steal abut $750. Robert Ricardo Cole, 27, Emilio Rivera, 18, and ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Friday, October 23, 2015 10:42 am
News
Leo Reding leaves a legacy of good politics and family
Austin bid farewell to a devoted civic and political leader earlier this month.
by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:28 am
Best Bets
Best Bets: A musical weekend
Let the music play, the stories run wild and fall drift over Austin with a grand festival this weekend. With Charlie Parr, open mic, a ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, October 22, 2015 10:19 am
Justice Center
From K-9 to family friend; Sonic to retire in 2017, Holton to step down from K-9 unit
After years on the Austin Police force, K-9 Sonic is getting ready to retire and live it up as a regular house pet with his ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:52 am
Education
Four AHS students expelled
Four students were expelled from Austin Public Schools Tuesday after an investigation that lasted several weeks. School Board Chairwoman Angie Goetz confirmed school board members ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:46 am
Business
For the love of learning; Volunteers continue tradition at Philomathian
In 1907, a group of ladies got together to better themselves intellectually. A century later, the organization is still going and has turned into much ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:01 am
News
TEDx talks inspire ideas
For Riverland Community College President Adenuga Atewologun, who is used to speaking in front of large crowds, being a first-time speaker at Austin’s second TEDxHoracePark ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Monday, October 19, 2015 10:26 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Fire ban in effect for Mower County
According to Sheriff Terese Amazi, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources sent an email issuing a burn ban Monday morning. This includes open fires which ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Monday, October 19, 2015 10:23 am
Congdon Mansion
Murder in the Mansion
After pulling over and using a pay phone to call the office, he found nobody had heard about the homicides yet. “It really was just happening,” ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Monday, October 19, 2015 7:01 am
Courts and Crime
6 of 7 suspects in drug bust plead guilty
Six of seven people have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a heroin distribution sting in May. Perry Black, 24, of Albert Lea pleaded guilty ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Sunday, October 18, 2015 7:01 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
2 charged in AHS riot plead not guilty
A man and woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to their alleged roles in the large Austin High School riot on Sept. 28.
by Jenae Hackensmith, Friday, October 16, 2015 10:33 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Thief accused of taking $100K in guns takes plea deal
One of three area men who allegedly broke into a Pleasant Valley Township home, cut open a safe with a blowtorch and stole more than ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Friday, October 16, 2015 10:31 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Firefighters battle ‘nerve-racking’ blaze; Field fire comes within 100 yards of Sargeant city limits, produces ‘unbearable’ smoke
A field fire took firefighters two hours and 15 minutes to put out Thursday and got within 100 yards of the Sargeant city lines. “It ...
by Jenae Hackensmith, Friday, October 16, 2015 10:29 am
Agriculture
Fire claims grain dryer; 12,000 bushels of corn lost in Dexter blaze
A fire in rural Dexter Wednesday morning destroyed about 13 semi truck loads of corn, but the cause of the fire is still unknown.
by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:49 am
SportsPlus
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