Business
Serving up Spam: Concession stand opening near museum
The Spam Museum experience just got a little more interactive.
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Education
Holton school taking shape, construction scheduled for completion in July
Jean McDermott stepped over building supplies, mud still caked to her shoes from the recent rain. The principal of the upcoming I.J. Holton Intermediate School ...
by Kevin Coss, Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:06 pm
Education
Gerard breaks ground on $1.2M dorm
Crews broke ground Monday on a patch of land that formerly held Gerard Academy’s recreation center to build a new $1.2-million dormitory.
by Kevin Coss, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:54 am
Business
Austin remembers George Moline
Moline Real Estate & Auction Co. owner loved work, horses George Moline suffered a stroke about two years ago. It was the only thing that could ...
by Kevin Coss, Monday, April 29, 2013 10:54 am
Austin
Sounds of Summer
The changing of the seasons is slowly but surely on its way, and as the warm weather finally appears on the horizon, the Paramount Theatre ...
by Kevin Coss, Sunday, April 28, 2013 6:01 am
austin area foundation
Grants help keep school programs going
The Austin Public Education Foundation announced 25 grants totaling almost $33,000 to benefit Austin Public School students for the 2013-14 school year. Each year, the ...
by Kevin Coss, Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:19 pm
News
‘She was such a sweet, nice girl’
As darkness set in and the air cooled Thursday night, about 60 people gathered by the flagpole at Austin High School to remember a 2010 ...
by Kevin Coss, Friday, April 26, 2013 2:03 pm
Education
Austin, other school districts see state tests stall
Austin students were among many in the state to experience technical problems while taking exams via the new statewide online proficiency testing system. Nearly 50 ...
by Kevin Coss, Friday, April 26, 2013 10:18 am
100 years
Celebrating a century
As a nod to its 100th anniversary, Pacelli Catholic Schools hopes to raise $100,000 at its Celebration of the Century Benefit Auction this year.
by Kevin Coss, Thursday, April 25, 2013 11:03 am
News
An outstanding person: Family remembers nursing student as uplifting, kind
Lauren Schwab may not have finished her nursing degree, but she had a nurse’s mindset all along.
by Kevin Coss, Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:40 am
assessment
Digital test to track kindergarten proficiency
Digital testing will soon give district elementary school teachers a hand in meeting their students’ needs. The Austin Public Schools Board discussed a new take ...
by Kevin Coss, Monday, April 22, 2013 6:38 pm
Austin
Heating company owner was a part of Austin
When former G&G Heating and Air Conditioning owner Jim Grunewald’s motorcycle crashed along Interstate 35 on April 8, the company was not the only party ...
by Kevin Coss, Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:00 am
Austin
Bio students tour Hormel Institute
Rebecca Morris chose four volunteers to stand beside a bowl of multicolored M&Ms. “I’ll give you one minute to sort as many as you ...
by Kevin Coss, Saturday, April 20, 2013 8:00 pm
Austin
School board to discuss all-day kindergarten
The Austin Public Schools Board will discuss assessments at Woodson Kindergarten Center during a study session at 4 p.m. Monday. Woodson teachers will talk about ...
by Kevin Coss, Saturday, April 20, 2013 6:28 pm
school board
Austin schools will feel sequester this fall
The federal sequester, a set of automatic federal spending cuts which went into effect March 1, is not expected to result in any staffing cuts ...