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Mehus honored for 38 years with the county
The Mower County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday honored a longtime employee of the Mower County Correctional Services ...
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Heading down the river
Proposed whitewater park would be a first in Minnesota With recent support from the Austin City Council, ...
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APS Board reverses track on Hormel abatement, approves 5-year option
The Austin Public Schools Board on Monday afternoon, during a work session, revisited the issue of a tax ...
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Aslanidi publishes research that could lead to new treatments for genetic diseases
The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota’s, George Aslanidi, PhD, has published research that could lead to improved access ...
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Nature Center says goodbye to beloved hawk
The Jay C. Hormel Nature Center has announced that one of its two red tailed hawks at the ...
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Who is your favorite singer/act to go to for your holiday background music?
- Bing Crosby (38%, 39 Votes)
- Andy Williams (22%, 23 Votes)
- Mannheim Steamroller (17%, 17 Votes)
- Josh Groban (11%, 11 Votes)
- Mariah Carey (7%, 7 Votes)
- Johnny Mathis (6%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 103
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Annie Lane: Smoking while pregnant — do I intervene?
Dear Annie: I am a waitress, and there is a lady I work with who is six months ...
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U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. ...
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Al Batt: The pioneering of Rexall Drug
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I could recite the Gettysburg Address when I was only 13 years ...
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Minnesota StarWatch: Venus chases Mars
By Deane Morrison Venus spends April chasing Mars, but — spoiler alert — won’t catch up to the ...
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Nature Notes: The bugs are back, all right!
By Meredith Maloney Office Manager/Naturalist As April approaches and frosts begin to dwindle, the ecosystems of Minnesota awaken. ...
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Energy company: Minnesota leak fixed, plant to reopen soon
MINNEAPOLIS — A faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at a ...
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GMs for Packers, Jets discuss status of Rodgers trade talks
PHOENIX — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he’s not requiring a first-round pick in a ...
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Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to first Final Four since 1993
SEATTLE — Caitlin Clark put on quite a show, having one of the greatest performances in NCAA Tournament ...
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Gumbel to receive Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
Bryant Gumbel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards on May 22 ...
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Sergio Romo retires as Giant after pitching one final time
SAN FRANCISCO — Sergio Romo retired as a San Francisco Giant just the way he wanted, pitching one ...
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Legislature sets out to build a budget — a big one
By Brian Baskt It’s officially budget bill season in the Minnesota Legislature. Category-by-category spending packages will roll out ...
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Minnesota youth vaping trial of e-cigarette maker Juul opens
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will personally open his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, ...
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Convictions: March 13-20
— Tundra Ann Beck, 49, Hastings, was sentenced to three years supervised probation for felony drugs-store meth paraphernalia ...
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Lanes of laughter: Adapted bowling team brings the fun and the competition
Austin eighth grader Ella Riley has an infectious smile that lights up the room, and she was shining ...
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Blue Devil baseball team splits with Luther JV
The Riverland Community College baseball team split a doubleheader with Luther JV when it beat the Norse 9-1 ...
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Mower SWCD tech gets regional award
Fett, watershed technician, honored by SE MN colleagues Whether he’s taking water-quality samples from rivers or working ...
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Hulne: Get out and move this spring
I want everyone of the Herald readers to go take a hike this spring. No, I don’t mean ...
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UPDATE: Nashville school shooter had drawn maps, done surveillance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of ...
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Austin Bruins lock up division title with a win
The Austin Bruins clinched their first regular season Central Division title since 2015 when they topped the St. ...
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Riverland receives $1.97M to fund ‘Earn and Learn’ project
Riverland Community College has been awarded $1,975,000 through the 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending federal budget allocation to fund ...