Business

MNsure enrollments top last year’s pace

More than twice as many people have signed up for health insurance through the state-run MNsure exchange as ...

Business

Mower County veterans visit Preston Veterans Cemetery; Site should last 100 years

Mower County veterans recently got to see the new 169-acre Veterans Cemetery in Preston that recently opened. “With ...

Business

What’s ahead in 2016? Another look forward to stories brewing this year

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on stories we’re watching for in 2016. ...

Business

BP Cancer Group makes $15,000 gift toward 2016 $200,000 goal

Blooming Prairie has made a significant gift just before Christmas to the Paint the Town Pink initiative to ...

FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES

Clinic welcomes first baby of 2016; BP business owners greet first daughter

Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin didn’t have to wait long to welcome its first baby of the ...

Business

PTTP coming together

Details for many Paint the Town Pink events are coming together ahead of the fundraising to kick off ...

Business

Red kettles top goal; Drive hits $88K as SA still reaches for overall campaign target

The Austin Salvation Army took down the red kettles Dec. 24 before counting up a Christmas present above ...

Lifestyles

Passersby revive baby after truck lands in pond

Passersby helped rescue a young mother, a teenager and a baby from a freezing pond after their vehicle ...

Business

Hobbyist eyes racetrack; Store owner planning a spot to drive remote control cars

When Kevin Guy opened Everything Hobby in Austin about a year ago, he wanted to find a way ...

Business

A final push to recognize

Those behind a group looking to recognize people key to Austin’s development are making a final push to ...

Business

Hormel toy drive breaks 2014 record

Hormel Foods Corp. employees were not going to miss a chance to donate toys to children in need ...

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

Shrine installs officers for 2016

At a recent meeting, officers for the Austin Shrine Club and Oriental Band were installed for 2016, by ...

Business

Silver Bells Red Kettles; Longtime Salvation Army volunteer sings in the ringing season

For more than 10 years, ringing bells and singing carols for the Salvation Army each holiday season has ...

Business

Salvation Army looking to build off weekend momentum

Volunteers rang their way to a big weekend, and Austin Salvation Army leaders are looking to keep the ...

Faith

A ‘message of tolerance’; Officials, religious leaders promise unity against Islamophobia

Hillary Clinton was scheduled to speak at the University of Minnesota Tuesday. The Democratic presidential front-runner plans to ...

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