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Councilor loses battle with spine infection

The Owatonna community is mourning the loss of a man who touched the community in many ways.

Fire chief ready for retirement, family time

At this time next week, you might find Owatonna Fire Chief Mike Johnson fishing or spending time with his grandchildr

Fair to feature country music icon

Most people will agree that there has been a drought of fun over the past year.

BREAKING NEWS: Exciting news from Steele Fair

Officials at the Steele County Free Fair made a big announcement Wednesday afternoon about the upcoming fair.

Owatonna police update patrol cars with new dash camera system

The Owatonna Police Department recently outfitted its patrol cars with new dash cameras that sync to the body cameras

Auction helps school provide quality education

This weekend’s Blooming Prairie Education Foundation silent and live auction will feature many individual auction ite

NHREG retiree: School district in better shape

After six years as superintendent of the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) Public Schools, Dale Carlson

Drug court grad takes charge of his recovery

At a recent Steele Waseca Drug Court (SWDC) virtual graduation ceremony, Third District Court Judge Joseph A.

Hearing for Skillestad’s appeal set for mid-June

An appeal hearing before the Minnesota Department of Administration for Blooming Prairie Police Chief Greg Skillestad

Built for future generations

Superintendent Jeff Elstad stood in front of the crowd gathered last week for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new

CLA named Best Place to Work

The thought of working for a large CPA firm once crossed Brittany Wencl’s mind, but she settled for working at a smal

BP fourth-grader serves Principal for the day

Last Tuesday, Blooming Prairie fourth-grader Coen Abel got the opportunity of a lifetime when he got to serve as Prin

Governor Walz needs to stop demonizing law enforcement

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tells Seattle officers, “To those Seattle officers leaving the force: instead of de

Sheriff earns spot in top national group

Outside of being elected sheriff of Steele County, Lon Thiele said he considers his most recent achievement as the gr

Spring planting underway; commodity prices strong

As farmers head into the spring planting season, they are finding renewed optimism for something that has been missin

LIVING LIFE UNSEEN

Megan Copeland has a different view of life than most people.

BP chamber picks button design winner

Plans for Blooming Prairie’s Fourth of July celebration are getting a jump start with a local fourth-grade student ch

Minimizer’s move to Owatonna nearly complete

Two employees, two molding machines and one robot.