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Brothers admit to Ellendale home invasion

Two brothers have admitted their guilt to multiple violent home invasion robberies around the state, including at lea

POP TAB KING

He certainly hasn’t done the most glamorous work in his professional life as a trash hauler and even in his personal

Brookside rolls out the welcome mat for chamber picnic

Dondi and Carla Stender unrolled the welcome mat for Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce members by hosting a s

Just saucy!

Dave Wradislavsky and Greg Johnson teamed up as Prairie Fire Barbecue to take top honors in the 9th Annual Blooming P

Abracadabra !!

"Abracadabra!" It's magic.

Lawmakers urge parents to be vigilant over sex education

After a controversial school funding bill sponsored by Todd Lippert (D) of the Minnesota House of Representatives pas

Sending signals

Amateur radio operators from across Steele County got together this past weekend for the annual American Radio Relay

A Harley kind of love

Ever since they met nearly 50 years ago, motorcycles have been a big part of their lives.

A leg up on graduation

Graduation speakers Kismet Richardson and Carolyn Stauffer offered their fellow Class of 2019 classmates words of enc

District listens in hopes to revive failed referendum

After a special referendum for a new high school failed to pass last month, the Owatonna School District held a liste

BP FFA hands out awards

The Blooming Prairie FFA’s annual banquet was held May 11 in the Blooming Prairie High School Commons.

Residents enjoy breakfast on the farm at the Balzers

The population of Merton Township grew considerably Saturday as county residents flocked to the Balzer Dairy Farm for

New sign promotes Steele Fair

During what was a brief meeting of the Steele County Free Fair Board, Manager Scott Kozelka and President Dan Deml ga

Rockin’ downtown

The first Downtown Thursday of the summer got off to rocking start thanks to Owatonna native Har Mar Superstar.

‘Remember this day’

Blooming Prairie High School will no longer have a valedictorian or a salutatorian because of board action a few mont

Good music + good food = good cause

There were no clouds this year at the 12th annual Smokin’ in Steele BBQ and Blues festival in Owatonna.

Community braves rain to honor fallen vets on Memorial Day

Severe weather didn’t stop area residents from paying tribute to the many fallen veterans who have served.

NRHEG valedictorian wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps

If imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, Lexie Ignaszewski’s mother should be feeling pretty good.