Latest Progress 2012

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Fitness by force

Thwok. “Left jab.” Thwok. “Right uppercut.” Thwok. “Faster.” Thwok. “Harder!” THWOK. “Again!” THWOK!

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Small towns, big boon

The 253 wind turbines in Mower County aren’t just producing electricity, they’re energizing small towns by adding business.

Education

Year-round options

There’s an unexpected benefit to Sumner Elementary School’s new year-round calendar, according to Tina Strauss.

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Tall tasks

Craig Wiste wanted to try something new.

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Long lives

Just how many years wind turbines dot the landscape in Mower County may not be determined by an ...

Local Government

Courts look at making their way in the e-world

Minnesota’s court houses are taking a necessary but daunting leap into the 21st Century.

Business

Tunnels to the future

Pulling up to the Akkerman campus on Mower County Road 2 outside of Brownsdale, one likely wouldn’t assume ...

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Step up!

For about 80 women, Zumba classes at the Mower County Senior Center offer a way to socialize, dance ...

Business

How sweet it is

Walk down Main Street in Blooming Prairie, and you might find something sweet.

FLIPPER (FRONT PAGE)

Talk of the town

Jill DeMeyer and Lindsey Haney took a minute to consider what has been challenging during the first year ...

Business

Vision for tomorrow

The Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin Eye Clinic has been at its current location since 1978, and ...

Business

At the leading edge

Technology is taking over.

FEATURE SPOT -- NEIGHBORS

On the road to recovery

After eight years in the Marine Corps, spending time in Vietnam and picking up some bad habits, Ron ...

Progress 2012

5 generations and counting

For the Ransom family, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lyle has been home for more than a century.

Archive

Technology in the classroom

School buildings may not look drastically different than they did 20 years ago, but the inner workings of ...

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