Business
Hayfield board selling Brownsdale school; Building to be sold to city
The Hayfield Community Schools Board voted to sell the Browndale Elementary School to the city of Brownsdale during ...
FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES
Jordal files for second city term
Council member Michael Jordal has filed for a second term on the Austin City Council, after he “learned ...
Education
Student support gets boost in Minnesota’s budget
School districts will have an opportunity to hire more social workers, counselors and other student support staff with ...
FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES
A sour recurrence at the Orchard Creek bridge
About two years ago, Cedar River Watershed District leaders gathered near where Orchard Creek meets with the Cedar ...
Business
Red Bike is rollin’; Red Bike demand out-pedals supply
If there’s not a red bike at the red rack, chances are it’s probably in use around town. ...
FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES
Poppe: House bonding proposal unlikely to pass
Rep. Jeanne Poppe, DFL-Austin, doesn’t think an $800 million House bonding proposal unveiled Wednesday is likely to pass.
Business
County hiring legal aid to help with case load
The Mower County Attorney’s Office is about to get a little more help. The county board unanimously voted ...
Business
County closing buildings for Hormel Celebration
Some downtown offices are making way for a summer Spam-vasion. The Mower County board voted to close the ...
Business
‘Found common ground’ – Recreation Center proposal takes step closer to approval
A week after negotiations were said to be at an impasse, the Austin City Council preliminarily approved the ...
FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES
Council to discuss rec center lease, proposal
After what may be the last negotiation meeting for the proposed $35 million Austin Community Recreation Center, the ...
FEATURE SPOT -- HOT ISSUES
No cheers for Sunday liquor sales; Push sees another loss at the Capitol
ST. PAUL — The perennial effort to allow Minnesotans to buy liquor on Sundays failed again after a ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
RCC helps K-9 program buy equipment
The Austin Police Department recently received a $500 donation from the Criminal Justice Society at Riverland Community College, ...
Business
Immigrant driver’s licenses, outstate cities get attention
ST. PAUL — Immigrants’ driver’s licenses, a long-simmering issue at the Capitol, came to the fore Wednesday in ...
Business
County mulling role in rec center project
City of Austin leaders went to the Mower County board Tuesday to gauge interest in partnering on the ...
Business
Nearing a final goal? City, YMCA, Vision 2020 discuss fees for rec center
After nearly four years of talks, plans, meetings and, more recently, tough negotiations, the Austin City Council will ...