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Austin ready to honor freedom; parade lineup

Austin’s biggest celebration of the year is officially under way, and with much more reasonable weather than last year in the forecast, patriotic celebrants could ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 10:14 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Skateboarder reportedly runs into truck

A teenager is OK after running into a truck with a skateboard Sunday evening in Austin. According to the police report, A Nissan Titan pickup ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 11:01 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Seller guilty of narcotics charge

After selling cocaine to a confidential informant, an Austin man has pleaded guilty to felony drug sale. Tyson Randall-George Thomas, 33, pleaded guilty to third-degree ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 10:59 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Microwave causes fire; no one injured

Nobody was injured Saturday after a microwave started on fire and filled a northwest Austin home with smoke. According to the police report, the 73-year-old ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 10:58 am

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Customer shatters glass door at El Parral

Austin Police arrested a Kasson man Saturday night after he allegedly got angry and caused major damage at El Parral Ballroom. Police went to El ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 10:54 am

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Fitness for the Fourth

  Hog Jog, Ulwelling Bike Race return this weekend Tradition will continue on two wheels and two feet this weekend in Austin. Fitness junkies can ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 10:50 am

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Deer topples motorcyclist on I-90

A Wisconsin man was injured Monday afternoon when a deer knocked him off his motorcycle in Austin. According to the Minnesota State Patrol’s crash report, ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 5:51 am

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Old-fashioned ball

Both teams shook their hats at the sky and chanted “hip, hip huzzah” in Grand Meadow Saturday night after a gentlemen’s game in which the ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, July 1, 2013 12:02 pm

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Greyhounds take 2nd in Spamtown Challenge

For the first time ever, the Austin Greyhounds made it to the championship game Sunday in the annual Spamtown Challenge baseball tournament but came up ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Monday, July 1, 2013 11:42 am

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More to the tale about missing firearms

Dozens of crimes involving guns end in convictions every year in Mower County, but when it comes to firearm thefts, that’s rarely the result. It’s ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Sunday, June 30, 2013 6:43 pm

mower county fair

County Fair talent show applications available

Dust the guitars off, and stretch those dancing legs because applications are available for the annual Mower County Amateur Talent Contest. The talent contest will ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Saturday, June 29, 2013 7:01 pm

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Best Bets: Area readies for the Fourth of July

Cars, brats and American flags — it’s all pretty obvious what’s quickly approaching. The culmination of summertime fun is upon us. 1. Love America in ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, June 28, 2013 10:40 am

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Bacon, butter and booze: Restaurant owner brings her three cooking staples to Lyle

  A hungry customer sat down for biscuits and gravy at a little diner in Lyle on Wednesday morning, paid the tab and left. Then ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, June 28, 2013 10:34 am

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Accused burglar denies 11 charges stemming from string of break-ins

A Grand Meadow man facing 11 criminal charges for breaking into cars, a library and a city hall building pleaded not guilty Thursday in Mower ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, June 28, 2013 7:08 am

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Drug suspects both plead not guilty in Adams case

Two men arrested June 16 in Adams — one of whom a deputy said made threats — have pleaded not guilty to drug charges in ... Read more

by Matt Peterson, Friday, June 28, 2013 7:05 am

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