News
County honors long time employee retiring from Veterans Services
The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning, honored Judy Oswald, who retired from her position as ...
Top Stories
News
APS considers possible referendum for November
The Austin School Board on Monday night held a discussion regarding a possible referendum in November that if ...
News Main
Finishing strong: Packer seniors make their last home meet count
One Austin senior was putting the finishing touches on an outstanding run with the Packer track and field ...
RSS General
Tigers down Packers in five innings
The Packer baseball team had a tough day at the diamond as they lost to Albert Lea 13-0 ...
News
Mower County Seniors to celebrate 50 years of community and connection
Mower County Seniors, Inc. invites the community to help celebrate 50 years of serving older adults in Mower ...
More Stories
Polls
What part of your property has to look the best?
- The Lawn (64%, 39 Votes)
- Deck/Patio (16%, 10 Votes)
- Garden (11%, 7 Votes)
- Flower Bed (8%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 61
Loading ...
More Stories
Opinion
The Public Health Playbook: The Community Health Assessment
Editor’s note: The Public Health Playbook is a new column through Mower County Health and Human Services. By ...
Opinion
Al Batt: What does SOS stand for
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My doctor says my problem is caused by TMB. Oh, no! What’s ...
Opinion
Our opinion: Recent grad rates are a reason to be optimistic
It’s not a surprise to anyone at this point that the COVID-19 pandemic had an adverse effect on ...
Opinion
Ask A Trooper: The ins and outs of the zipper merge
By Sgt. Troy Christianson Question: I read your last article about road construction and work zones. Can you ...
RSS General
The Wide Angle: The horse track was my playground growing up
The other day, myself and Rocky Hulne were swapping stories of our days playing high school basketball, trading ...
RSS General
Blue Devil baseball team advances in Region XIII Tournament
The Riverland Community College baseball team clinched a trip to the Region XIII finals when it outlasted St. ...
RSS General
Packer golfers finish fourth in Northfield
The Austin boys golf team took fourth in Northfield Tuesday. Eli Kruger took sixth place overall for the ...
RSS General
Packer girls golfers top Winona
The Austin girls golf team beat Winona 418-422 in a dual at Winona Tuesday. Ailani Thiravong took first ...
RSS General
Packer tennis team knocked off by Falcons
The Austin boys tennis team lost to Faribault in the first round of Section 1AA Tournament play in ...
RSS General
Koopal leads LP baseball team past Spring Grove
The Lyle-Pacelli baseball team beat Spring Grove (9-7 overall) 7-4 in Marcusen Park Monday. Case Koopal had three ...
More Stories
RSS General
Rebel softball team falls to Wabasha-Kellogg
The Southland softball team lost to Wabasha-Kellogg 9-6 in Rose Creek Monday. The Rebels (13-4 overall) allowed seven ...
RSS General
Mabel-Canton outlasts Hayfield
The Hayfield baseball team lost to Mabel-Canton (6-11 overall) 7-5 in 11 innings in Hayfield Monday. The Vikings ...
RSS General
Blossoms snap losing streak
The Blooming Prairie baseball team snapped a three-game losing skid when it beat Waterville- Elysian-Morristown 7-4 on the ...
RSS General
Smith powers Blossoms past WEM
The Blooming Prairie softball team scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead ...
Sports
FBA blanks Hayfield softball team
The Hayfield softball team lost to Faribault Bethlehem Academy 1-0 in Hayfield Monday. FBA scored the only run ...
RSS General
Austin’s Hebrink takes third at Big Nine tennis meet
A pair of players had solid performances for the Austin boys tennis team at the Big Nine meet ...
News
Public invited May 22 to learn about Hwy 218 resurfacing project north of Austin
The public is invited to attend a public information meeting on May 22 in Lansing Township north of ...
News
LeRoy receives SMIF grant for mural in Pocket Park
LeRoy is one of several communities to have received paint for a community initiative through the Southern Minnesota ...
News
UPDATE: Overnight I-90 detours planned May 19-23 during bridge beam placement, Fourth Street to close for utility work
Motorists on Interstate 90 in Austin will be detoured each night on May 19-23 while construction crews place ...
News
Plenty of work ahead as legislative session winds down — or spills into overtime
By Peter Cox With the sun setting soon on the Minnesota legislative session, there’s plenty of work to ...