Education
AHS music department celebrates holidays with Monday concert
The music department at Austin High School will provide a celebration of the season with its annual Holiday ...
Holiday
Tastes of the season: Historical society recipes offer delightful treats from another era
As Christmas nears, many take to the kitchen to bake holiday goodies. But people don’t always bake like ...
Business
Hormel lends a hand; Employees donate toys to Salvation Army drive
As temperatures hovered near 1 degree with wind chills of minus 10 at 2 p.m. Thursday, Hormel Foods ...
Holiday
Photos: Let it snow, let it snow
Christmas in the County gets Mower County in the holiday spirit
Holiday
Photos: Kids taking in Christmas
Northeast Austin got involved in Christmas with Christmas in the East Tuesday night.
Holiday
Photos: Santa has come to town
Two-year-old Evalyn Jenson gets her picture taken with Santa Claus at Sterling Drug Thursday night during Christmas in ...
Holiday
Photos: Bells ringing in the NW
The horse-drawn sleigh ride takes its first ride of passengers around the Wal-Mart parking lot during Christmas in ...
Education
Singing holiday praises; Austinaires take harmonies through busy season
Members of Austin High School’s Austinaires are rolling up their collective sleeves and getting to work this holiday ...
Education
Thankful for mom and dad — and Wiggle Fin; Woodson celebrates Thanksgiving
It took kindergartener Lucy Anderson, 5, just a beat to answer this question on Tuesday: “Lucy: Can you ...
Business
Employee success; For 78th year, Hormel distributes profit sharing
Getting a profit-sharing check never gets old for Lori Qualey of Austin. She has worked for Hormel Foods ...
Business
Salvation Army serves up meals
The Austin Salvation Army will serve a free Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday ...
Business
Down the holiday road; Thanksgiving travel expected to be highest since ‘07
Fueled by the cheapest November gas prices in years, Americans are expected to travel more for Thanksgiving this ...
Business
Mayo rejects union offer in worker dispute
Mayo Clinic rejected a compromise offer by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota Tuesday regarding Mayo’s plan to transition its food ...
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The ultimate sacrifice: Area Memorial Day schedules set
Flags around Austin, Mower County and Minnesota will be lowered to half-staff Monday to honor those who made ...
Business
MnDOT urges caution in work zones over Memorial Day
ST. PAUL — The Memorial Day weekend is approaching and summer construction roadwork around the state is getting ...