Business

Visitor center could go by mall; Committee prefers current Hy-Vee site

Vision 2020’s Gateway to Austin Committee is eying part of the current Hy-Vee property as the site for ...

Columnists

The power of kindness

Like many of you, I’m still struggling with the loss of Dr. Richard Schindler in October in a ...

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Austin’s natural legacy; Nature Center’s interpretive center moving forward with $5M Foundation grant

In a few short years, the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center will dedicate a new interpretive center nearly ...

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Coaches excited about Wescott turf, dome

The Wescott Athletic Complex is about to get a major makeover, and coaches say area athletes will benefit. Vision ...

Education

Board OKs bonds for planned AHS, Knowlton renovations

Austin High School and Knowlton Auditorium will be renovated this summer after the Austin Public Schools Board passed ...

Columnists

Austin resident jumps into problem

You know what I love about Austin? Great people who see a problem and start working on solving ...

Columnists

Austin shows desire for high-speed Internet

Austin has spoken: residents broadly support the idea of building a fiber network to every home, school and ...

Business

Vision 2020: Austin supports data fiber plan

More than 80 percent of respondents in a recent door-to-door survey support the project and would switch to ...

Business

Garry to discuss small business center on KSMQ

On the next KSMQ Public Television’s “On Q,” host Eric Olson will visit with United Way of Freeborn ...

Columnists

Past leaders wise for developing park

I love autumn in Austin. This week, I took a stroll around Mill Pond and was marveling at ...

Business

County board approves $5K Vision 2020 request

The Mower County Board of Commissioners narrowly approved a $5,000 request from Vision 2020’s request during the board’s ...

Columnists

Moving education forward

Austin Aspires is a new non-profit that has grown out of the Vision 2020 Education Leaders committee with ...

Lifestyles

Halloween gets off to an early start

Vision 2020 is getting ready to help people usher in Halloween while also seeing what’s available downtown.

Columnists

Needle moves to the future

There’s a phrase that is often repeated at Vision 2020 meetings—‘move the needle.’ Each of the ten vision ...

Columnists

Connecting the pride and spirit

Back in April 2012, Vision 2020 revealed the ten vision statements to the public including “Community Pride and ...

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