Business

Bid chosen for nature center interpretive center; Parks and Rec Board goes with company from Faribault

The Jay C. Hormel Nature Center has a winner for the bid of the new interpretive center. The ...

Business

Mower will have to wait to recycle new plastics

Mower County residents will likely have to wait until September to start recycling more plastics. The Mower County ...

Brownsdale

‘A community issue’; Hayfield Community Schools hears public opinion on closing the Brownsdale site

Concerned residents want decisions on whether to close the Brownsdale Elementary School to be a community decision as ...

Business

Austin City Council looks ahead at retreat

The Austin City Council discussed future projects, finances and goals for 2016 at the second night of its ...

gcs

Austin samples 5-star food; Enthusiasts enjoy annual Foodie Throwdown at HHH

The fifth annual Foodie Throwdown at the Hormel Historic Home went over well, with several new items this ...

Business

County to discuss sales tax for roads

The Mower County board is ready to take a look at what road projects it could accomplish if ...

Business

Board, Vision 2020 set for talks on funding

The Mower County board is starting a discussion for how it should handle future Vision 2020 funding requests ...

Business

City’s comprehensive plan results jump-start planning guide; Workshops set for Tuesday

The results are in from Austin’s comprehensive plan survey that city officials made public to provide the planning ...

gcs

CRWD sponsoring art show

The Cedar River Watershed District will sponsor a seven-week gallery show at the Austin ArtWorks Center from May ...

gcs

Twin Cities Jazz Festival annouces headliners

Jazz Masters Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, along with modern guitar wizards Russell Malone and John Pizzarelli, and multi-platinum ...

gcs

Sparks: Forecast will guide decisions during session

State budget officials gave lawmakers unwelcome news Friday: Minnesota’s projected budget surplus has dropped from $1.2 billion to ...

Blogs

Mixing the ingredients for a newsroom chemistry

I spent more than an hour chopping up onions, bell peppers, oregano and basil. I got to work ...

Brownsdale

Hayfield Public School District to hold public hearing Monday

The Hayfield School District will hear public opinion Monday about possibly closing the Brownsdale Elementary School. “The meeting ...

Columnists

Snowbound and profound

With the snow bearing down on us early this month, the ArtWorks Center closed up shop. That’s not to ...

Business

Embracing change

Sandy Anderson is helping organizations, businesses, couples embrace change through consulting business

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