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Residents return home after fire

Most of the residents displaced by an Aug. 27 apartment fire in Austin have moved back into their homes, according to the owner of the ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 20, 2013 9:58 am

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Best Bets: Run with the cops, or through the pumpkin patch

Stretch those hamstrings, then sit back and enjoy the presentations this weekend and next week. There’s still opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and tackle another ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 20, 2013 8:47 am

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Mower remembers former Sheriff Doyle Lindahl

He wasn’t a longtime sheriff, but he was a favorite. Whoever worked for him was going to follow two simple principles: use common sense, and ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:00 am

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5 killed as Canada passenger train, bus collide

OTTAWA, Ontario — Police say five people are dead after a passenger train collided with a city bus at a crossing in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 10:03 am

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Several charges against Rose Creek man dismissed

A Rose Creek man arrested for allegedly fighting with deputies had several charges dismissed Monday in Mower County Court. Josh Kuhlmann, 37, was sentenced to ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:49 am

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Milwaukee man guilty in September 2012 fight

One man involved in a Sept. 19, 2012, fight in Austin pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, a felony. Officers went ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:45 am

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Austin man guilty of sexually molesting girl

An Austin man accused of sexually molesting a girl in Mower County from the time she was 7 to 12 years old admitted he was ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, September 17, 2013 10:43 am

Galleries

RE-Fest grows at fairgrounds

With a lot more space, vendors, artisans and visitors, the annual RE-Fest event in Austin was quite bigger than it has been in the past. ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 16, 2013 11:05 am

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32-year-old sentenced for punching woman

An Iowa man charged in Mower County Court for twice strangling his girlfriend, punching her and breaking her nose, was sentenced to five years’ supervised ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 16, 2013 10:16 am

Local Government

Resignation leaves vacancy on Brownsdale Council

A Brownsdale City Council seat is open after a councilman submitted his resignation at the last meeting. Aronn Oakland submitted his resignation at the Sept. ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 16, 2013 10:00 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Suspect sent to jail for five cases

An Austin man was ordered to go to jail Friday after he was sentenced in five criminal cases. Kenneth Durane Horne, 22, was sentenced to ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, September 16, 2013 9:58 am

Courts and Crime

Father sent to prison in Lansing shooting

The second man in last year’s shooting in rural Lansing was sent to prison Friday. Daniel Robert Peterson, 63, was sentenced to 86 months in ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:01 pm

Farmer John's Pumpkin Patch

A patchwork of memories

For years Farmer John’s Pumpkin Patch has been a fall destination. This fall John and Jan Ulland enter their 25th year Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, September 15, 2013 8:01 am

State, Nation and World

Firefighters declare downtown Winona blaze contained

WINONA — Firefighters contained a large blaze that burned several buildings housing businesses, apartments and a mosque in downtown Winona on Friday, Fire Chief Curt ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 13, 2013 11:12 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

First attacker in Feb. fight sent to prison

The first of three men guilty in a February attack outside an Austin gas station was sent to prison Friday and owes several thousand dollars. ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, September 13, 2013 11:11 am

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