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Best Bets

Best Bets: From knitting to weddings

This weekend is filled with fun things to get everyone out of the house to enjoy the warm weather. With great food, tons of fun ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:07 am

Business

Paint the Town Pink spreads across county

Paint the Town Pink started in Austin about five years ago, but it’s expanded to many Mower County towns since. Adams is joining in the ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, January 22, 2015 10:48 am

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Diving into Paint the Town Pink

Snowmobiles will be a part of Austin’s annual Paint The Town Pink this year and will join polar-plungers at East Side Lake. The Spam Town Snow ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 9:58 am

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Two in one; Couple passes away after 67 years together

AUSTIN — Myron and Betty Young spent more than 67 years together and they weren’t going to spend many days apart. Myron died Jan. 11, ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:06 am

Business

One family’s final skate; Memorial roller skate brings memories for former owner’s relatives

Scott Staples was pleased about 100 people came to a memorial skate he held Saturday to remember his father, Delmer Staples. “We reminisced about bus ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 10:23 am

Business

‘Heritage and tradition’; Mayer Funeral Home celebrates its 100th anniversary

Mayer Funeral Home has been in Austin a long time — 100 years to be exact. This year marks Mayer’s 100th anniversary, and the funeral ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Monday, January 19, 2015 10:55 am

Clear Lake

DC Drifters to play at Winter Dance Party

The DC Drifters will be making music in Clear Lake soon. The DC Drifters — a band formed by Denny Charnecki in 1963 — are ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Saturday, January 17, 2015 5:53 pm

Business

Bridges for education; Austin Aspires moves toward creating goals with community perspective

Austin Aspires Director Jennifer Lawhead spoke with Hispanic parents at Woodson Kindergarten Center Thursday to help generate ideas for education in Austin. It was just ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Friday, January 16, 2015 10:52 am

Best Bets

Best Bets: Take advantage of the milder weather

Mower County is in for a bit of a heatwave this weekend — temperatures in the 30s. So get excited to get out of the ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:30 am

Education

Johnson: Excited to continue learning, experiencing

Hongwei Cui — known to friends as Johnson — grew up in China, but he saw snow for the first time, was crowned homecoming king, ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:46 am

News

A skate to remember; Memorial skate planned for former rink owner

In the mid-1950s, poodle skirts were all the rage, the Korean war had just ended, and people loved to roller skate. Mark Staples built Mark’s Roller ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:29 am

Education

Mayo Health Clinic kiosks on the way to Austin schools

Austin Public Schools is turning to technology to help keep staff healthy. Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:19 am

Education

Calendar committee: Look into changes

After months of research, Austin Public Schools’ calendar committee recommended the school board continue researching starting classes at 8:30 a.m. and not having breaks longer ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:18 am

President Barack Obama

Riverland applauds Obama’s college plan

President proposes free community college classes Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Saturday, January 10, 2015 6:01 pm

Austin Calendar

Calendar Committee to make recommendation

The Calendar Working Group will make a presentation to the Austin Public Schools Board Monday on why research should continue on different calendar options for ... Read more

by Jenae Hackensmith, Saturday, January 10, 2015 4:34 pm

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