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At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) we sometimes joke that we are our region’s “best kept secret.” But

Voters to decide fate of NRHEG bond referendum

Voters in the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva will be heading to the polls next Tuesday to decide the fate of

Board approves County 12 project

In what was a brief session for the Steele County Board of Commissioners on March 26, the board awarded a contract fo

Let the laughs roll in

On Thursday night, Steele County residents packed into the Little Theatre of Owatonna to see a live performance of fa

Art Competition announced for area students

The Office of U.S. Rep.

Lessons from tragedy

The Crisis Resource Center of Steele County offers unquestionably valuable services to those within the community, an

Huge crowd brings in $76K at BP Ed Auctions

Calculators were buzzing as bids were tabulated last Saturday night at the 16th Annual Blooming Prairie Education Fou

A DARING, SWIFT MOVING RECOVERY

It proved to be a treacherous recovery effort under the fast moving currents of the Straight River that even put the

LifeSource gives renewed life

"Don't take your organs to heaven -- heaven knows we need them here!"

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