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‘Epiphany moment’ for senator leads to hands-free law

The tragic deaths of a Blooming Prairie school teacher and her daughter last fall proved to be enough for Sen.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

The number 13 is lucky for some and not so lucky for others.

Legos spur variety of skills for area students

In an effort to integrate more technology into the classroom, Blooming Prairie Elementary School has been offering st

Village of Yesteryear tour season opens May 1

The Village of Yesteryear tour season will open May 1.  

Preventing child abuse

In 1983, April was declared National Child Abuse Prevention month.

BREAKING NEWS: Area senator applauds hands-free bill signed into law

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the hands-free cell phone bill into law Friday morning.

BREAKING NEWS: State of Emergency declared in Dodge County

Dodge County officials have declared a State of Emergency due to the extensive damage from the spring storm.

'Mr. Happy' loses his battle to cancer

A man known for his gift to gab and inherited the name, “Mr.

Rural church closes the book on worship

It’s not the outcome that parishioners had hoped to usher 2019 in with, but their declining membership and changing r

Realistic safety training a must at Arkema in BP

Safety is of major importance to the 45 workers employed at Arkema, Inc., a chemical plant located near the center of

Fair Board considers options to replace or restore collapsed barn

After a weary winter that saw record numbers of snowfall, the Steele County Fairgrounds was left with a collapsed cat

FLEECE FOR VETS

The Blooming Prairie Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 878 Auxiliary is one very active group that cares for its ve

BP VFW Auxiliary patriotic art winners chosen

Three young artists will be honored for their patriotic art creativity after they participated in the Blooming Prairi

‘It's a rare opportunity’

For 47 years, Steve Johnson, owner of Zumbrota Ford, has been in the car dealership business. 

BREAKING NEWS: NRHEG voters pass bond referendum

Voters in the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva School District have easily approved a $9.1 million bond referen

BREAKING NEWS: Former Steele Fair manager succumbs to cancer

With a heavy heart, officials at the Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna have announced the passing of former fair ma

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

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