Horse-drawn wagons to pass through Dexter
Dexter will take a step back in time on June 21 when the 2013 Friendship Wagon Train rides through town. Rain or shine, a group ... Read more | Add your comment
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Pacelli to induct seven to Hall of Fame Friday
Six individuals will be inducted into the Pacelli Hall of Fame at a dinner hosted by the Pacelli Booster Club on Friday. This event is ... Read more | Add your comment
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Car owner reports theft during weekend
Austin Police have no suspects after a vehicle owner reported his car was burglarized this weekend. Read more | Add your comment
Austin Artist Series features new lineup
The Austin Artist Series returns this year for their 70th season with an all-new lineup. On Sept. 23, the Doc Severinsen Big Band will perform, ... Read more | Add your comment
Mower County Fair guide going online
The Mower County Fair Premium Guide will be posted online this year, instead of being printed and distributed. Attendees can view and print the guide ... Read more | Add your comment
Jazz group to perform at Tuesdays on Main
Jazz group D’Sievers will perform Tuesday on Main Street. The concert, sponsored by the Town Center Building in Austin, will be part of Tuesdays on ... Read more | Add your comment
Ham radio operators to hold demonstration
Austin ham radio operators will demonstrate emergency communications for 24 hours straight beginning at noon June 22 and concluding noon June 23 at the Mower ... Read more | Add your comment
Health care marketplace criticized
The state’s new online health insurance marketplace, MNsure, is banking on community groups and other grass roots organizations to help people sign up for health ... Read more | Add your comment
Senior Center to host Cedars cooking show
Learn to cook during “Jack’s Past Cooking Show Favorites,” a cooking demonstration at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mower County Senior Center. Jack Erwin from ... Read more | Add your comment
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- Series of projects aim to improve waters | Add your comment
- A legacy up for bid | Add your comment
- Messes on the mind: Residents voice concerns about unkempt yards, noise to council | Add your comment
- Convictions: June 3-7 | Add your comment
- Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found | Add your comment
- Volunteers take anti-bullying effort to Austin’s streets | Add your comment
- A father’s goodbye: Soldier left mark before succumbing to cancer | Add your comment
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Time running out for mall: Owners must pay $378K by June 30, county working on plan for tenants to stay open
Oak Park Mall’s owners have until June 30 to pay roughly $378,170 in unpaid property taxes, or the building will forfeit July 1 and the ... Read more | Add your comment
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Pacelli to induct seven to Hall of Fame Friday
Six individuals will be inducted into the Pacelli Hall of Fame at a dinner hosted by the Pacelli Booster Club on Friday. This event is ... Read more | Add your comment
- Austin 12U and 11U teams win youth baseball tournaments | Add your comment
- Austin VFW baseball team sweeps Apple Valley | Add your comment
- Austin and Albert Lea Legion baseball teams are joining forces | Add your comment
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Ex-boyfriend: Girl fled to Chicago, men wouldn’t let her leave
An Austin man said his ex-girlfriend is now safe after she went to Chicago with two men who reportedly wouldn’t let her return home. According ... Read more | Add your comment
- String of vandalism continues | Add your comment
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