Agriculture
Volunteers to search for E. coli causes in the Cedar
A group of volunteers is in the early stages of testing points on the Cedar River in Mower County to trace the causes of E. ...
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Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Ex-Dollar Tree manager charged with taking $2,618 before leaving
A former manager of Austin’s Dollar Tree is facing a felony charge based on accusations she stole $2,618.31 from the store before moving from the ...
by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:00 am
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Last chance to submit to Austin Expression
We are in the home stretch, Austin. The submission deadline for Austin Expression, a literary magazine set for its third year in the July-August edition ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, May 21, 2017 7:01 am
Mower County
Austin history, from the eyes of children
The story of the 1985 Hormel Foods Corp. strike has been told in many ways: news articles, television pieces, books, an Academy Award-winning documentary and ...
by Jason Schoonover, Saturday, May 20, 2017 1:01 pm
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Fire chief calls Friday fire suspicious
4-unit apartment caught fire just after noon near AHS
by Jason Schoonover, Friday, May 19, 2017 3:45 pm
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Final drug bust suspect gets probation; Other 2 serving prison time
The third person arrested in a Nov. 23 drug bust that uncovered 144.27 grams of methamphetamine and 225 grams of marijuana will serve probation. Tyler ...
by Jason Schoonover, Friday, May 19, 2017 8:02 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Albert Lea man pleads guilty to possession
A 33-year-old Albert Lea man has pleaded guilty to charges after a speeding stop uncovered more than 730 pills. Logan Michael Netzer pleaded guilty Thursday ...
by Jason Schoonover, Friday, May 19, 2017 8:01 am
Business
Mower, Freeborn mail carriers break food records
Mower and Freeborn county mail carriers delivered more than mail on May 13. The counties each broke records in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food ...
by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, May 18, 2017 8:34 am
Business
SKB could resume plans for site after new ordinance
With a new solid waste ordinance taking effect this week, SKB Environmental is looking at moving forward on plans to change its landfill property, potentially ...
by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 8:02 am
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Sharing the road with runners, cyclists
I was in the homestretch of a run and feeling good when I felt my leg catch. I fell forward, somehow managing to tuck and ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, May 14, 2017 7:01 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
2 plead not guilty to felonies
Two Twin Cities residents pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies after being arrested April 27 after crashing a stolen vehicle containing sawed-off shotguns in Austin, ...
by Jason Schoonover, Friday, May 12, 2017 8:59 am
Local Government
Veterans groups present van to the county; Vehicle to be used for driving vets to appointments
Mower County veterans were on the giving and receiving end of two recent charitable drives earlier this week. At Tuesday’s county board meeting, local veterans ...
by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:47 am
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Using art to brighten the days, ourselves
I got a weird call a few weeks ago. My fiancée informed me a car had driven into the coffeeshop where she works, breaking a ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, May 7, 2017 7:01 am
Mower County
Turning the page: ArtWorks Festival moving to new location downtown
The sixth Austin ArtWorks Festival is starting a new chapter. The festival has been held at the downtown Austin Municipal Plant for five years, but ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, May 7, 2017 7:01 am
Education
Student senate aims to start a legacy after earning Star Campus designation
After hearing about the recent successes of the Austin Student Senate and Riverland Community College’s recent designation as a Star Campus on Thursday, college President ...