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RAISING MONARCHS

Out in the wild, less than 10% of monarch butterfly eggs hatch into an adult butterfly compared to the 90% lucky enou

Car show honors Gus’ Station from Ellendale

Eighty years after it was built, Gus’ Station is looking better than ever – and can still draw a crowd.

BP awarded $1M grant for drug prevention

Positive change appears to be on the horizon for Blooming Prairie as the community has been awarded a $1 million gran

RIDING FOR MS

What do a love for motorcycling and a passion to raise funds for a worthy cause yield?

New drug-free coordinator reaching out to youth about risks of drinking

Mackenzie Snow plans to talk with young people – early, often and openly– about the risks of underage drinking, tobac

F&M BANK SOLD

A century-plus tradition is about to come to an end in Blooming Prairie.

Agreement dismisses BP police chief’s bad review

It took the Blooming Prairie City Council only 26 minutes in a closed session Monday night at the City Government Cen

BREAKING NEWS: AREA BANKS SOLD TO IOWA INSTITUTION

MBT Bank of Forest City, Iowa has acquired banks in Steele, Dodge and Mower counties.

Boeke becomes Owatonna’s newest council member

Retirement didn’t suit Owatonna’s newly appointed at-large Council Member Dan Boeke.

County’s new safety officer is on the job

Kristen Sailer said the catastrophes that pop up every week on TV dramas might not be entirely realistic, but she can

New Geneva café fulfills owner’s lifelong dream

Noris Hemingway’s lifelong dream of opening a restaurant came true last week when she opened the doors to Noris Cuisi

‘Take a Bus… It’s a Trip’

While travel became essentially non-existent over the past year because of COVID-19, Kayleen McGarheran is ready to g

Amateur Radio Field Day held in Owatonna

During a downpour of rain, local amateur radio enthusiasts hunkered down in RVs and cars at McKinley School in Owaton

BP creates new community foundation

Area residents are on a mission to build a better Blooming Prairie.

Waynes named Steele County Farm Family of the Year

The University of Minnesota Extension this week named the Wayne family of Ellendale as its 2021 Steele County Farm Fa

Space constraints at BP Schools prompt survey

The Blooming Prairie School Board recently authorized a public survey to gauge the community's interest in a pos

BREAKING NEWS: FAIR TO CELEBRATE COVID HEROES

In an unprecedented announcement Tuesday afternoon, officials at the Steele County Fair revealed that they are celebr

GIVING BACK TO BP

In what is believed to be the single, largest gift in Blooming Prairie’s history, Craig and Robyn Kruckeberg are dona