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Get to Know: Austin senior Megan Schultz
Megan Schultz is a senior at Austin High School. Q: What sports do you compete in? A: Soccer ...
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Raiders swallow up Packers in Section 1AAAAA
NORTHFIELD — The Austin football team dug itself into a big hole early as it was knocked out ...
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The road so far: KSMQ begins construction on Broadcast Center
When KSMQ broke ground on its new Broadcast Center earlier in October, it was a big step in ...
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Rebels can’t keep momentum in playoff loss to Houston
ADAMS — The No. 16 seeded Southland volleyball team was caught flat-footed in early and it wasn’t able ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Rural Austin man killed, another injured in UTV crash
A man was killed and another person was injured after a UTV crash late Saturday night southeast of ...
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Southland student grows $1,000 cabbage
A Southland Elementary School third grader has harvested a whopper pay out for growing an incredibly large cabbage. ...
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COVID-19 cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms
Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally ...
Mower County
MPCA offers $1M in grants to increase reuse and improve recycling and composting
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is now accepting applications for grant funding to help expand or improve ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Nebraska man charged with drug and firearm possession
A Hastings, Nebraska, man arrested during a traffic stop on Oct. 18 made his first appearance on Wednesday ...
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Xcel Energy requests electric 20% rate hike
MINNEAPOLIS — Xcel Energy wants to increase its electricity rate by about 20% over the next three years, ...
Mower County
CWD testing is mandatory for deer opener in specified zones
Deer hunters are encouraged to visit the DNR website to make a plan for their season Minnesota deer ...
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Haunted Hallways scaring up fun this Saturday night
Looking for some fun Saturday night? Looking for some frights? Then head out to Haunted Hallways, located at ...
Education
Minnesota Connections Academy recognizes Austin student
Dani Hertle of Austin was recently named one of Minnesota Connections Academy’s (MNCA) Students of the Month in ...
Brownsdale
In Your Community: Brownsdale Study Club meets in October
On Wednesday, October 20, the skies were partly cloudy with occasional raindrops falling down. That did not dampen ...
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Volunteers band together on project to investigate owls
ST. PAUL — After three fruitless journeys into the darkness, Sonia Martinez and her daughter, Isabel, finally hit ...
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Local school board resignations triple in Minnesota
ST. PAUL — Contentious disagreements over COVID-19 policies and critical race theory have caused a significant increase in ...
Mower County
Minnesota’s open enrollment for health coverage begins next week
Starting Monday, Nov. 1, Minnesotans can find and enroll in affordable, comprehensive health and dental coverage through MNsure, ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Weekend fire damages oven, smoke damage to home
A home in the southwest of Austin was damaged over the weekend by fire. According to an Austin ...
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Wisconsin students collecting supplies for Afghan refugees
ELLSWORTH, Wis. — When Lt. Col. Ryan Casper was deployed to Iraq in 2004-05 and Afghanistan in 2008-09, ...
Editorials
Our opinion: Community Unity
Throughout Austin last week, schools and organizations recognized Unity Day — a day devoted to making a collective ...
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Other’s Opinion: President must do better selling plan
The Free Press, Mankato President Joe Biden made some political gains Thursday night when he talked to Americans ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Vaccines should be required
Dear Editor To prevent further spread of the coronavirus, we should require everyone to get fully vaccinated (including ...
Opinion
AP-NORC/EPIC poll: Majority in US concerned about climate
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority ...
Columnists
Annie Lane: Was it a mistake to call the cops on my son?
Dear Annie: I am a 45-year-old single man. I have three children: two sons from my marriage, both ...
Al Batt
Al Batt: Old Mother Hubbard’s squash
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I watched people jogging by my house yesterday. It gave me the ...