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Adams downtown under water: Austin waterways subsiding, area crews help in Adams
Three weeks ago Mower County was in a drought. Last night, community members in Adams were sandbagging Main Street to keep the Little Cedar River ... Read more | Add your comment
Former Austinite reaches camping book and website goal
With very little time left, a former Austin woman reached her fundraising goal to publish a book about upscale camping and launch a retail website ... Read more | Add your comment
Murder plotter convicted of assault, burglary
A Kenyon man sentenced to more than 13 years in prison earlier this month for conspiracy to commit murder has been convicted in a previous ... Read more | Add your comment
Drama expected in last hours of legislative session
ST. PAUL — Short on sleep and time, Minnesota lawmakers darted toward the finish Monday of a legislative session that produced a hefty tax increase, ... Read more | Add your comment
Assailant convicted for kicking downed victim
The assailant who witnesses said kicked a downed man numerous times last October was convicted of assault Friday in Mower County Court. Spencer Jerrick Carter, ... Read more | Add your comment
Dancing with Freeborn-Mower Stars brings in $35K
The seventh annual Dancing with the Freeborn-Mower Stars raised more than $35,000 for the Freeborn-Mower chapter of the American Red Cross. The Top Fundraisers Award ... Read more | Add your comment
NWS issues flood warning for Mower
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Mower County through 8 a.m. Monday. At 4:40 a.m., emergency management and law enforcement reported ... Read more | Add your comment
Ed briefs: Area graduations
—Danielle Jondal and Dana Schroeder, both of Austin, Minn., participated in commencement at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. —Austin residents Amie Bartlett, Shayne Figliola and ... Read more | Add your comment
Kiwanis to get books from SMIF
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation was awarding 5,000 books, valued at $33,950, to the Mankato Downtown Kiwanis Foundation. Various Kiwanis Clubs across southern Minnesota, including the ... Read more | Add your comment
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