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Wind turbine reportedly struck by lightning
It’s quite clear to any observer that one wind turbine near Dexter doesn’t look like it’s supposed to. Read more | Add your comment
Austin woman accused of selling meth to informant
The Mower County Attorney’s Office has charged an Austin woman with felonies for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant four times last summer. Amy Ann ... Read more | Add your comment
Publications recognize Hormel for employment record with veterans, recent grads
Hormel Foods Corp. announced on Tuesday it has been recognized with two top employer accolades, including Military Times EDGE magazine’s Best for Vets Employers list, ... Read more | Add your comment
Local resident says brother, family in Oklahoma tornado’s path is OK
When Karen O’Byrne heard news that a massive tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday, her thoughts immediately turned to her brother. Read more | Add your comment
Weather delays Hormel’s expansion to Blooming Prairie
This spring, Hormel Foods Corp. was scheduled to take its first steps into Steele County in the Blooming Prairie Industrial Park, but company officials say ... Read more | Add your comment
Austin’s April jobless rate hit 4.8 percent
Austin’s April jobless rate remained a hair below last year’s level. The unemployment rate was 4.8 percent last month, just below the April 2012 level ... Read more | Add your comment
Vision 2020, local government working to connect southern Minnesota trail systems
Supporters of the Shooting Star Trail’s expansion into Austin and beyond realize that such a project will take teamwork, and now that’s what they are ... Read more | Add your comment
Poppe pleased with budget, education accomplishments
As the Minnesota Legislature ends what could be a historic session, local legislators are mostly pleased with the decisions made that, among other things, produced ... Read more | Add your comment
Historian to talk old country schools
The Mower County Historical Society invites the public to bring a lunch Thursday and enjoy the May installment of the 2013 Lunchbox History Series. At ... Read more | Add your comment
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