Lyle/Pacelli Athletics
Athletics defend their way to a win over Crusaders
LYLE — The Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team didn’t waste any time showing it meant business and it was ...
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Planting an Idea
Southgate students come up with novel plan to fight hunger Some Southgate Elementary fourth graders are growing ...
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Caucuses coming in February
This year will mark the midterm elections and with that comes the start of the election season. For ...
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Tigers blank Packer boys hockey team
The Austin boys hockey team fell in an early hole and could not recover in a 9-0 loss ...
Mower County
Meet The Hormel Institute’s 2022 Paint the Town Pink Ambassador
Cheryl Constancio is an Austin native and breast cancer survivor The Hormel Institute is excited to introduce ...
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Riverland Community College Fall 2021 President’s and Dean’s List Adams Sierra Ruechel, President’s List Dawson Sorenson, President’s List ...
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Convictions: Jan. 9-16
— Austin Michael Navarro, 24, Mower County, was sentenced to five years supervised probation for felony violate no ...
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Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of ...
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Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for ‘Baskets,’ dies at 68
LOS ANGELES — Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance ...
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Longtime Minnesota infectious disease director to retire
MINNEAPOLIS — Kris Ehresmann, a key figure in Minnesota’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will retire next month ...
Mower County
Nurses file petition with Mayo to fix staffing crisis
Over 600 nurses in Mayo Clinic facilities across southeast Minnesota have filed a petition with hospital management demanding ...
Mower County
Groups come together for Autism Friendly Austin
By Jean McDermott The Hormel Historic Home created Autism Friendly Austin to help the community become more Autism ...
Education
RCC seeks nominations for alumni award
Nominations are open for the 2022 Riverland Community College Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes contributions Riverland alumni make ...
Mower County
In Your Community: Duplicate Bridge
Duplicate Bridge is played every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mower County Senior Center in Austin. Both sessions ...
Editorials
Our Opinion: Proposed rebate better spent elsewhere
Earlier this week, Gov. Tim Walz proposed sending rebate checks to Minnesotans, which would come out of Minnesota’s ...
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Rep. Patricia Mueller: $7.7 billion surplus requires thoughtful consideration
We recently learned that the state has a historic surplus of $7.7 billion. How a legislator approaches a ...
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Annie Lane: Reflecting on New Year’s resolutions
Dear Readers: Before the start of 2022, I asked you all to send me your goals and resolutions ...
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US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level in three months ...
Columnists
Peggy Keener: Millions and billions of minions
Recently, I read a book about Henry VIII where it talked about his minions. It got me thinking ...
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Sarah Lysne: The joy of reframing
What does “reframing” really mean? To me, it means looking at things in a new light or changing ...
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The Eberhart Poetry Contest
By Edwina Harder Gifted Services for Talent Development Coordinator There are many events at Austin Public Schools that ...
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Ask a Trooper: Ham radio license allows for scanner
By Sgt. Troy Christianson Question: I have a friend who drives around with a scanner in his vehicle. ...
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Evie Mohrfeld: This year’s travel show coming in February
The Travel Office has been closed for the past few weeks, but you are still on our minds ...
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Marvin Repinski: Sometimes it’s life in the trenches
Thank God that life is more than the trenches! But most of us are accustomed to difficulties that ...
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Hulne: Take advantage of our local Y
We are officially in the midst of the darkest time of the year. The holidays have passed, temperatures ...