Business

Cracking the can to a new future: Spam Museum holds grand opening

The only thing separating the public and the officially opened Spam Museum was a Spam print ribbon, decorated ...

Columnists

Meeting the Hormels

I had the pleasure of meeting several of Ben Hormel’s family descendants recently. Their visit to the area ...

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Suspect changes plea in theft case

A 36-year-old Austin man changed his plea to guilty for a May theft. Daniel Martin Gilles of Austin ...

Columnists

Better-for-you after-school snacks and benefits

We have all been there. We get home from a day of work and the first thing we ...

Columnists

The Wide Angle: Vote for the purrfect president

I’m of the opinion that cats secretly rule the world, which is why I’m dedicating this week’s column ...

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Help on the water: Nature center employees, volunteers clean up Austin’s waterways

Volunteers walked around Austin’s Mill Pond Friday with overflowing garbage bags as a few canoes drifted along shore ...

Columnists

Get your chance to meet The Band Perry

  How would you like to personally meet members of The Band Perry? All you have to do ...

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10K free books awarded through the SMIFs BookStart program

Representatives from early childhood organizations gathered at the office of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) in Owatonna ...

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Song of the swamp: ‘Shrek the Musical’ opening Summerset season

Just after the fairytale characters in “Shrek the Musical” finished singing “That’s the Story of My Life,” Shrek ...

ADH exclusives

Summer @ The Civic Patio Concert Series with Annie Mack

The Rochester Civic Theatre continues its Summer @ The Civic Patio Concert Series on June 24 with Annie ...

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Council to discuss feral cats, citations

The Austin City Council may help the Mower County Humane Society look at ways to address feral cats. ...

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County outlines potential projects for sales tax

The Mower County board has a tentative picture of the work that could be completed with the help ...

Columnists

An influence of kindness, energy

On June 25, 1896, a lovely lady was born in LaVernelle, France. Twenty-six years later, she moved to Austin ...

Education

Rotary Students of the Month

Emma O’Connor and Kendra Wagner were invited to lunch with the Austin Rotary Club for the month of ...

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Gear Daddies, Six Mile Grove coming to fair

The Mower County Fair has announced that the Gear Daddies will play a concert at this year’s fair ...

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