FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN

Reframe your health throughout 2015

Reframing is central to wellness. How you and I frame experiences or circumstances has a direct impact on ...

Business

Stronger than yesterday; Impact Fitness gets a boost from new location

When Troy Williams found out last year that he would have to move Impact Fitness out of the ...

Business

Spam hits the road with tour; Roadtrip to connect Hormel brand’s chefs, fans

Austin’s famous canned meat is hitting the road. Hormel Foods Corp.’s Spam brand kicked off the Spamerica Tour ...

Business

HHH steps up for autism; Saturday walk to raise funds for summer camps

The Hormel Historic Home is again raising awareness for autism and funds for the summer camps hosted at ...

Business

Austin/Albert Lea KOA campground now open

The local KOA campground is ready for the summer. The Albert Lea/Austin KOA Campground, located at 84259 County ...

Business

Work on Spam Museum to begin this month; Parking, sidewalks near site to close

Downtown Austin will soon get a lot of spam. Construction on the Spam Museum will start up over ...

FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES

Sparks bill would secure $40M for housing projects

A local legislator’s attempt to get more housing options in Greater Minnesota is gaining ground in the state ...

Agriculture

Smith crowned Mower dairy princess

Mower County has a new dairy princess. McKinzie Smith of Adams was crowned the 2015 Mower County Dairy ...

Education

Spring break in the Big Apple; AHS band students learn about music, culture in NYC

Jacob Burkhart wanted to go to New York to finish his senior year off with a memorable experience ...

FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES

Hanging on for too long?

By Elizabeth Dunbar MPR.org/90.1 FM It’s time for spring cleaning, and in addition to cleaning out gutters, many ...

FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES

State, Mower ready to bid farewell to those old TVs : City, county electronics pickup set for May 9

Get a little spring cleaning done next month by taking your old electronics to the Mower County Fairgrounds. ...

Education

Southland students collect items for vets

Southland Middle School students collected many basic-need items to to help veterans last week. About 90 Southland students ...

Business

Rietz: ‘Good for the soul’; ArtWorks looks ahead to August festival

Austin will showcase its talent and bring in new talent for the fourth annual ArtWorks Festival. The festival, ...

Business

Crimes of the past brought to life; Author to discuss Minnesota gangster history Tuesday

“Stick ‘em up!” an unmasked bandit said to a mail-truck driver in 1931 Austin with a gun pushed ...

Faith

Retired pastor to preach at Grace Lutheran

Easter may have been last weekend, but one local church and a retired minister are revisiting the holiday ...

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