gcs

Casual Classics Concerts presents flautist Gayle Heimer Wednesday

The delicate sounds of the flute will float through Austin Wednesday. The Riverland Community College Music Department will ...

Columnists

Hy-Vee serious about meeting goals

If you have problems baiting your line this spring and summer, fear not — Hy-Vee has your back. ...

Columnists

Senate HHS budget helps those who need it

This past week the Senate Finance Committee put together its supplemental budget bill.  As part of that process, ...

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Ground officially broken for visitors center at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center

On the 46th annual Earth Day, the ground was officially broken for the new $7 million interpretative center ...

FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN

Vision2020: Spam Museum just the beginning of Austin’s future

You’ve all heard the news by now — after the long wait, the Spam Museum is open once ...

Columnists

First impressions can last a lifetime

I was recently going through a large pile of old newspapers when I came across Mrs. Gertrude Ellis ...

Business

UW gives fundraising money; Drive comes up short of intended goal

Though they fell $60,048 short of their goal, the United Way of Mower County still raised enough to ...

Business

Adams FD hosts school bus crash training

The Adams Fire Department led area emergency responders in training for a school bus crash Wednesday night. Adams ...

Business

Students compete in work-based skills contest

Austin Public Schools came together Wednesday with other area schools to help teach special education students a variety ...

Business

Council discusses housing abatements

Austin leaders could explore a tax abatement program to help fix a shortage of community housing.

Business

Coffee House on Main sends pastries to D.C.

Coffee House on Main owner Kyle Keenan didn’t want to wait to make scones and muffins for U.S. ...

Education

Poets and they know it; Students show off their rhyme skills during the Eberhart contest

Five-year-old Emma Tharp was happy her poem about her blankies won first place for Woodson Kindergarten Center. Finalists ...

Business

A new clinic for pets; Willow Pet Hospital opening next month

Austin is about to welcome another veterinary clinic. Drs. Mike and Sara Sasse will open Willow Pet Hospital ...

Business

Ducks Unlimited banquet planned for Friday at the Holiday Inn

Last year Mower County Ducks Unlimited held its first banquet in Austin in five years and the banquet ...

gcs

3 acts for the community

An Austin community theater is looking ahead to summer and its 49th season. Summerset Theater announced its 2016 ...

< Newer|Older >

SportsPlus