Agriculture
4-H’ers attend conferences to build leadership skills
Local 4-H students got the chance to learn life skills at recent leadership conferences. Four Mower County 4-H‘ers ...
Education
Driver refresher courses offered in March and April
As the years go by, drivers can develop bad habits and forget good ones. Now there is a ...
FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS
Backyard mapling: Three friends gain a new hobby through sap and burners
Tony Rollie leaned over the large burner in his driveway to look at the boiling maple sap he ...
FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS
Matchbox Children’s Theatre’s ‘3 Fairy Godmothers’ hits the Paramount stage
What happens when three fairy godmothers are asked to retire? They go on a quest to save the princess, ...
Business
Plant workers donate to SA; $5K, food makes up the Helping Hands effort
The Salvation Army of Austin got a helping hand from some workers at the Hormel Foods Corp. Austin ...
FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS
Donations down for state food shelf group
Donations to the Minnesota FoodShare Food Fund are down a bit from last year, despite plenty of donations ...
Education
“Vacationland” author Sarah Stonich discusses her book at the 2015 Austin Page Turners talk
To Sarah Stonich, characters come alive with the slightest details. It could be a phrase she hears, or the ...
Business
Heimer retiring from library
After April 2, a familiar face at the Austin Public Library will be missing. Gayle Heimer has worked ...
FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS
A local taste of Austin heads to the movies; Foodie Throwdown is Saturday
For those who have been chomping at the bit to try a new dish, the chance is waiting ...
Business
Austin Symphony Orchestra receives $4K grant
The Austin Symphony Orchestra received a $4,000 grant from SEMAC recently. On Tuesday, the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council ...
Business
YMCA event to promote healthy families, kids
The YMCA is encouraging children to get active and stay healthy during the summer. From 9:30 to 11 ...
Business
AHS winter captains present $4,419 to Institute
Captains from some of the Austin High School winter sports teams present $4,419 in donations last week to ...
Business
Eastern Star gives to the humane society
Unity Chapter No. 29 Order of the Eastern Star members recently presented a donation to the Mower County ...
Agriculture
Ducks Unlimited returns to Austin, banquet on April 2
After a five year hiatus, Ducks Unlimited is coming back to Austin. Nick Roth, who moved to Austin ...
Business
$26.5K kick starts prostate cancer fund
A $26,500 donation raised by the first “Bowling for the Battle” fundraiser in Austin led to the creation ...
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Buy Tickets for Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators on December 31
When the Minnesota Wild play the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday (starting at 8:00 PM…