Crime, Courts & Emergencies
One of two people in drug deal pleads guilty
One of two people arrested April 5 during an alleged drug deal has pleaded guilty. Rocky Don Phathaem, 29, took a plea agreement on Thursday, ...
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Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Prisoner charged after breaking fellow inmate’s nose
A 25-year-old Dodge Center man is facing more serious charges after punching another inmate in the Mower County Jail and Justice Center and breaking his ...
by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, May 4, 2017 8:13 am
Local Government
County board tables solid waste vote until May 16
The Mower County board tabled a vote on its revised solid waste ordinance after new questions arose Tuesday about odors for neighboring homeowners and which ...
by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:29 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Phabayo Gilo sentenced to 5 years in prison
A 19-year-old man involved in multiple court cases is headed to prison. Phabayo Nygare Gilo was sentenced in Mower County District County last week to ...
by Jason Schoonover, Monday, May 1, 2017 8:42 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Woman from heroin sting gets probation
A woman involved in a 2016 drug bust has been sentenced to serve probation. Carolyn Michelle Molhusen, 26, of Austin was sentenced Thursday in Mower ...
by Jason Schoonover, Monday, May 1, 2017 8:40 am
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What’s nicer than sharing stories?
“If this isn’t nice, what is?” This thought came to my mind at The Old Mill Restaurant on April 20 during the Austin Page Turners’ ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, April 30, 2017 11:41 am
Local Government
Council to look into controlling Austin deer population
Oh, deer. The Austin City Council is looking into its options for controlling the deer population in the city of Austin. Jeanine Vorland, an area ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:10 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
D. Irlas nearing plea deal after appellate court reversal; Juan Irlas sentenced to stayed prison term
An Austin man whose conviction on 2014 burglary charges was reversed by the state’s appellate court is nearing a new plea agreement, while his brother ...
by Jason Schoonover, Friday, April 28, 2017 8:26 am
Local Government
Abatement plan giving edge to Mower building
Many of the homeowners and builders applying for a five-year property tax abatement are saying the plan is one factor tipping them over the edge ...
by Jason Schoonover, Thursday, April 27, 2017 8:10 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Man convicted in fight sentenced to prison in drug case; Odell McCullough receives 46 months
One of three adults convicted in a large-scale fight at Austin High School in September 2015 will serve prison time. Odell Dorrea McCullough, 28, was ...
by Jason Schoonover, Wednesday, April 26, 2017 8:18 am
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
1 charged for prostitution; Arrest came at Serenity Massage Parlor on West Oakland Avenue
At least one woman is facing charges for prostitution after the Austin Police Department, Rochester Police Department and Southeast Minnesota Violent Crimes Enforcement Team partnered ...
by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:22 pm
Crime, Courts & Emergencies
Family, Jellystone reach $100K settlement; Family sued campground for 2015 injury
A child injured in 2015 and his family have reached a $100,000 settlement with the owners of an Austin campground they sued for negligence. Mower ...
by Jason Schoonover, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:07 am
Mower County Humane Society
Starved dog seized in October 2015 police raid finds home
The Mower County Humane Society is proud to be a part of the no kill nation.
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, April 23, 2017 6:09 pm
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The disappointment of nostalgia
The business of nostalgia is tricky, and apparently you can’t wait on it. I was excited last year at the thought of picking up an ...
by Jason Schoonover, Sunday, April 23, 2017 7:23 am
Mower County
Game time: Second Annual Austi-Con Tabletop Game Convention Held May 5-7
War is coming to Austin. To be more specific: The Vietnam War is coming to Austin in May, but it’s coming in an alt-history form ...