Southern Exposure
Down the Road; Southern Exposure takes you on a short trip to new adventures
What better way to enjoy the fall weather then hitting the road and trying something new. There are plenty of places outside of Austin to ...
Jora Bothun, Author at Austin Daily Herald
Austin ArtWorks Festival
Hometown author returns; Grant Blackwood gives seminar on writing
Grant Blackwood returned to his hometown to share some of the tips that have helped him become a bestselling author. On Thursday, Blackwood presented “Secrets ...
by Jora Bothun, Friday, August 26, 2016 11:06 am
Austin ArtWorks Festival
Inflating Art; Kids use balloons to create masterpieces
Grant Marreel, right, and Sam Vortherms work on making a hot air balloon out of tissue paper Wednesday morning at the Austin ArtWorks Center.
by Jora Bothun, Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:29 am
300M4Freedom
300 miles to spread awareness; Nesvold making the big push this weekend
Two years ago, Kelly Nesvold ran 100 miles to raise money to buy 100,000 meals for children overseas, but he wanted to do more. Now, ...
by Jora Bothun, Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:27 am
Mower County
Worship-Fest returning to Austin Sunday night
Bentley & Company and Light45 will be hosting live worship music festival with various christian music artists from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at ...
by Jora Bothun, Sunday, August 21, 2016 8:01 am
Education
Photos: Discoveries of science
Summer school program visits nature center
by Jora Bothun, Friday, August 19, 2016 10:02 am
Business
Leaving the Bears behind; Mariska leaving Berenstain collection back in Austin
Former Austin High School band director Bradley Mariska holds the record for the largest collection of Berenstain Bears memorabilia and now he’s opening a year-long ...
by Jora Bothun, Friday, August 12, 2016 10:36 am
News
Summer for Friends: The season of warmth opens up to time with friends
Personally, summer is my favorite time of the year. The grass is greener, days are longer, nights are shorter and time goes by much faster. ...
by Jora Bothun, Monday, August 8, 2016 6:01 am
Austin ArtWorks Festival
Making a masterpiece; The Austin ArtWorks Center tries something new this year
Children gathered their art supplies at a table, stirred together different colors of paint and started painting their portraits at the Austin ArtWorks Center Tuesday ...
by Jora Bothun, Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:08 am
Education
Photos: Making a summer impact
Area students get enrichment through the E3 program
by Jora Bothun, Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:02 am
News
Photos: Crazy day for crazy deals
Shoppers take part in Crazy Days
by Jora Bothun, Friday, July 15, 2016 10:07 am
Business
Field of Flags returning to park
A show of patriotism is coming back to Freedom Fest for the second year. Multiple area veterans groups will again post about 55 flags as part ...
by Jora Bothun, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 11:23 am
Lifestyles
Camp teaches children life skills
A few elementary-aged children huddled around a table to make a pie Tuesday morning, an activity aimed at helping them learn life skills.
by Jora Bothun, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 11:04 am
News
Back to the old; Historical society restoring the Kehret Chapel, school
The Kehret Chapel, Excelsior School house and other buildings at the Mower County Historical Society are getting facelifts to help make them more historically accurate.
by Jora Bothun, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 9:59 am
Education
No more special deliveries; AHS clarifies language to keep students from ordering lunches
Austin High School students won’t be able to order freaky fast deliveries during school class hours next year. Administrators changed policy language to clarify students ...