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Freedom Fest begins with Family Day, music in park
Published 10:21am Thursday, July 3, 2008The weather forecast for the weekend looks good. Time to get Old Glory out of the closet and fly the American flag. Read more
President declares Mower County disaster area
Published 4:36pm Wednesday, June 25, 2008After sending a letter to President George Bush supporting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for four southern Minnesota counties severely damaged by recent flooding, Sens. Norm ... Read more
Klobuchar visits Austin before flood relief push next week
Published 4:18pm Saturday, June 21, 2008U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is now one of many legislators to tour flood-affected areas of Austin after a visit Saturday afternoon with city officials. Read more
Pawlenty submits disaster request
Published 10:21am Wednesday, June 18, 2008Following preliminary assessments by local, state and federal officials late last week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty submitted a major disaster declaration request for $8.29 million for ... Read more
City engineer assesses future of Austin mitigation
Published 1:44pm Tuesday, June 17, 2008Thursday’s third worst flood in Austin history was a unique one, affecting neighborhoods, rivers and infrastructure differently, though, thankfully, less severely overall compared to years ... Read more
Story and video: Pawlenty to push funding
Published 10:32am Monday, June 16, 2008As natural disasters go, it’s a rarity to witness the aftermath of a destructive weather system and feel good about the view. Read more
Coleman praises Austin for flood prevention efforts
Published 4:01pm Saturday, June 14, 2008U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman visited with local and state officials in Austin Saturday afternoon, touring flood-affected areas and praising the city for its mitigation plan. Read more
Don’t mess with Mother Nature
Published 7:02am Saturday, June 14, 2008One can’t help but be awed by the 2008 flood. The Cedar River, Dobbins Creek and Turtle Creek climbed to crest levels overnight, and by ... Read more
Walz, other officials tour Austin
Published 4:12pm Friday, June 13, 2008Flood waters have receded in Austin, but not the number of politicians. Read more
Town Tailor#039;s new sheepskin fitting nicely with her needle and thread
Published 12:00am Tuesday, May 27, 2003Jean Nelson has come full-circle in life. She learned how to sew from her mother on a Viking sewing machine. She went off to make ... Read more
Austin ESL students have writings published
Published 12:00am Saturday, May 24, 2003With Cira Cervantes' words, readers can visualize life in her hometown. People can relate to Fabiola Vazquez's experience in her essay about difficulties in finding ... Read more
Gutknecht speaks at DCA annual meeting
Published 12:00am Tuesday, March 11, 2003Congressman Gil Gutknecht spoke about the loss of manufacturing jobs to overseas companies at the Develop-ment Corporation of Austin's (DCA) annual meeting Monday night. "We ... Read more
Austin Packaging trying to bring laid off employees back
Published 12:00am Saturday, November 30, 2002One of the hazards of the food packaging industry caused 70 people to lose their jobs at Austin Packaging Company. The layoffs came in late-October ... Read more
Museum reports high traffic
Published 12:00am Tuesday, October 22, 2002The Austin City Council heard "good news" Monday night at its regular meeting. It came from Shawn Redford. The director of the Hormel Foods Corporation's ... Read more
Grandpas build large trains
Published 12:00am Saturday, June 15, 2002There's no stopping grandparents. When it comes to pampering, spoiling and just plain favoring grandchildren, grandparents are pros. Indulging children is one thing, but gratifying ... Read more