After two rounds of small business grants by the city and a third by the county, there are still dollars remaining from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding the county is hoping to allocate before time runs out.
The St. Peter School District, like any other, is feeling the impacts of COVID-19 this school year, and one of the less direct side effects has been the difficulty in covering teacher absences.
COVID-19’s toll in Minnesota continued its grim ascent Tuesday with the Health Department reporting 15 more deaths, nearly 2,200 more cases and a record number of hospitalizations.
Halloween is spookier than ever this year because there is a real threat: COVID-19.
After two rounds of small business grants by the city and a third by the county, there are still dollars remaining from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding the county is hoping to allocate before time runs out.
The St. Peter School District, like any other, is feeling the impacts of COVID-19 this school year, and one of the less direct side effects has been the difficulty in covering teacher absences.
COVID-19’s toll in Minnesota continued its grim ascent Tuesday with the Health Department reporting 15 more deaths, nearly 2,200 more cases and a record number of hospitalizations.
Halloween is spookier than ever this year because there is a real threat: COVID-19.
Minnesota reported nearly 1,600 new COVID-19 cases Monday, continuing an October where average new counts of more than 1,000 a day. The trend line of new daily cases appears to have flattened, although at a high level.
Friday’s COVID-19 data delivered more evidence that the pandemic is trending for the worse in Minnesota.
Minnesota has reported nearly 130,000 positive COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with more than 2,300 deaths. (Adobe Stock)
Taking a quick break between votes, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar took part in a conference call with Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Wednesday to discuss how small businesses and childcare providers in the area are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday she turned her attention…
Taking a quick break between votes, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar took part in a conference call with Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Wednesday to discuss how small businesses and childcare providers in the area are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday she turned her attention…
Wednesday’s COVID-19 data offered a grim reminder of the pandemic’s ongoing toll in Minnesota. The Health Department reported 35 deaths, tying a single-day record from May.
FILE — In this July 15, 2020, file photo, job seekers exercise social distancing as they wait to be called into the Heartland Workforce Solutions office in Omaha, Neb. For the first time in nearly 50 years, older workers are facing higher unemployment than midcareer workers, according to a s…
With barely two weeks to go to Election Day, six local candidates for state legislature shared their views on Monday in a forum sponsored by the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Owatonna Noon Rotary Club and Owatonna People’s Press.
With barely two weeks to go to Election Day, six local candidates for state legislature shared their views on Monday in a forum sponsored by the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Owatonna Noon Rotary Club and Owatonna People’s Press.
With barely two weeks to go to Election Day, six local candidates for state legislature shared their views on Monday in a forum sponsored by the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, Owatonna Noon Rotary Club and Owatonna People's Press.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 caseload continues to climb, wi…
Steele County had an increase of 30 new COVID-19 cas…
Nothing good has come from Minnesota’s COVID-19 data…
A day after reporting 29 COVID-19 deaths — the highest single-day death count in months — Minnesota health officials returned Thursday with an equally grim statistic — 19 more deaths. The two-day total is the worst for the state since early June.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers continue to head in the wrong direction. The newest data extends a weeklong trend of newly confirmed cases averaging more than 1,000 a day. Hospitalizations are trending higher.
After reaching a high of new cases of COVID-19 in August, Le Sueur County saw lower case counts last month.
Minnesota’s steep climb in new COVID-19 cases contin…
As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to make S…
Minnesota officials on Thursday reported the second-…
Waseca County’s COVID-19 case rate per 10,000 climbed for the seventh straight week last Thursday when the state released new data for the two-week reporting period from Sept. 9-19, but Waseca County Public Health Director Sarah Berry has started to see a downward trend in case count followi…
Elmo Wisted enjoys visiting and talking about his family, so isolation during the pandemic was a bit hard for the Milestone Senior Living resident to overcome.
Elmo Wisted enjoys visiting and talking about his family, so isolation during the pandemic was a bit hard for the Milestone Senior Living resident to overcome.
President Donald Trump waves from the Blue Room Balc…
The 2020-21 school year was never going to be a “nor…
Medford is considering ways to dole out $96,737 in f…
Medford is considering ways to dole out $96,737 in federal coronavirus funding before the Nov. 15 deadline to spend the money.
As concern over the medical impacts posed by COVID-19 continue, a nationally known health care consultant is sounding the alarm that the decision by many patients to delay surgeries could jeopardize public health in the years to come.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers continue to show cases surging at a high level, with nearly 1,000 new cases confirmed on Monday.
Thursday’s COVID-19 numbers showed more than 1,000 n…
The Waseca Neighborhood Service Center offers househ…
As concern over the medical impacts posed by COVID-1…
Days after Minnesota’s COVID-19 death toll passed 2,000, Wednesday’s numbers offered another grim reminder the pandemic is not over. The state recorded 16 more deaths, the highest daily number in more than a month.
A Minnesota-based research team led by Gustavus Adolphus College history professor Maddalena Marinari has been awarded a Rapid-Response Grant on COVID-19 and the Social Sciences by The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) to explore the impact of COVID-19 on African, Asian, and Latinx immi…
Many in Waseca spent Friday and Saturday nights walking through aisles of movies, TV shows and games while grabbing popcorn and candy at the check out in a video store. Waseca can no longer do that after the recent closing of Family Video on Sunday, Sept. 27.
Waseca’s Night to Unite is a free event that happens…
President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks during a …
High testing levels again pushed Minnesota’s new con…
Minnesota health officials reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the state also passed the grim milestone of 2,000 COVID-19 deaths.
As the second half of property taxes are coming due, the Steele County Treasurer’s Office is taking extra steps to provide a safe, secure option for those still needing to make payments.
Minnesota’s count of new active COVID-19 cases remains steeply on the upswing, with the Health Department reporting nearly 1,200 new confirmed infections Friday — the second-highest daily case count in the pandemic — after reporting nearly 1,000 new cases Thursday.
The COVID-19 case rate that determines how students …
The flag-draped casket of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbur…
Minnesota’s count of new active COVID-19 cases remai…
After the Owatonna Public Library remained vacant for nearly three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library staff decided they never want their services to be inaccessible again – regardless of circumstances.
Waseca County’s COVID-19 case rate per 10,000 climbed for the fourth straight week Thursday when the Minnesota Department of Health released data from the two-week reporting period from Aug. 23-Sept. 5.
Shortly after hearing the state’s guidelines on back to school plans, the Kenyon-Wanamingo School District began preparing for in-person learning. As the days dwindled closer to the start of school, Goodhue County’s 14-day COVID-19 case rate jumped from five to eight per 10,000 residents, ne…
The Waseca City Council continues to allocate CARES …
Societal shifts created by COVID-19 are posing both …
Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data shows two closely w…
A preliminary 2021 tax levy, approved last week by the Owatonna City Council, is expected to keep property tax increases to a minimum.
Faribault school leaders are well-aware that the transition back to school for families goes beyond new backpacks and school supplies this year.
Monday’s COVID-19 numbers showed another big jump in new confirmed infections, with rising numbers of Minnesotans in the hospital and intensive care.
There are arrows on the floors, hand sanitizer stati…
Societal shifts created by COVID-19 are posing both …
Over the next month, COVID-19 testing sites will pop…
Minnesota’s daily COVID-19 numbers continue to show a familiar recent pattern: relatively moderate case growth and hospitalizations and mostly single-digit deaths.
On Tuesday, Minnesota officials confirmed an outbreak of 122 cases at the federal women’s prison in Waseca, and four cases among staff members.
On Tuesday, Minnesota officials confirmed an outbreak of 122 cases at the federal women’s prison in Waseca, and four cases among staff members.
On Tuesday, Minnesota officials also confirmed an ou…
On Tuesday, Minnesota officials confirmed an outbrea…
On Tuesday, Minnesota officials confirmed an outbrea…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Sacramento McClellan Airport, in McClellan Park, Calif., Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, for a briefing on wildfires. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll locally, as a number of area counties reported new deaths over the last week.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll locally, as a number of area counties reported new deaths over the last week.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 data continues to show some com…
Minnesota health officials reported a sharp increase…
Waseca Junior Senior High School seventh through 12t…
Tri-City United Lonsdale teachers hadn’t taught in their classrooms since March, and even if the 2020-21 school year is starting out differently than previous years, they’re smiling underneath their masks.
Deven McCarty, right, and Jake Thomas work in the plastics lab to produce injection molded door pullers. The door pullers were originally based off Jake’s design but reworked for molding by Deven, who has spearheaded the production efforts. The door pullers are being distributed to all stude…
As expected, Waseca County’s COVID-19 case rate per 10,000 continued to climb Thursday in the latest report issued by the Minnesota Department of Health.
COVID-19 case rates in three southern Minnesota coun…
COVID-19 case rates in three southern Minnesota coun…
COVID-19 case rates in three southern Minnesota coun…
Just days before school started in St. Peter, school district Superintendent Bill Gronseth found himself in an unprecedented situation — sending out a recorded message to every parent in the district, reassuring them their children wouldn’t be taken by the state if they tested positive for C…
St. Peter Public Schools got the 2020-21 school year started Wednesday, and things looked different than they have in years past.
Following the Stay-At-Home orders put info effect March 27, many businesses/service providers, including places of worship, were left scrambling to figure out how to provide services amid the restrictions.
This year the marching band season won’t have compet…
The coronavirus pandemic is intruding on yet another…
A big drop in Minnesota’s daily COVID-19 case count …
Amid the never-ending list of challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, area nonprofit agencies have been barely treading water as the needs for their services increase during a fundraising drought.
Every September, the members of the Steele County Fair Board of Directors dive head first into planning for the upcoming Steele County Free Fair – despite typically having only two weeks to recover from the most recent annual event.
Though one school district in Waseca County has adjusted its back-to-school model, another will wait.
Erin Banks, Faribault Lutheran School kindergarten t…
Less than a week after Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton …
As local parents prepare their children for a return…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers continue to offer equal parts hope and worry.
It has been roughly six months since the West Hills Tennis and Fitness Center closed its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this week the city made its first step toward re-purposing the cardio and weight areas as it moves away from the exercise business.
As local governments move forward with navigating online or partially online public meetings, the Owatonna City Council is taking steps to ensure that while the public may not always like what they hear at council meetings, at least they’ll be able to hear them.
When it comes to keeping surfaces clean and eliminat…
A new spike in COVID-19 cases hit Le Sueur County in…
As St. Peter Public School custodial crews continue …
Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 data shows some moderation in the growth of new cases and hospitalizations, but officials remain worried the state is on the wrong path to stemming the spread.
At the Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board’s Aug. 24 meeting the board approved several items and additions to help ensure the safety of both students and staff this school year.
Just because your paycheck stops during the pandemic, does not mean rent and mortgage will too. For some, the concern about how they will pay the bills is a very real challenge, but one organization is doing their part to make it a little easier for local renters and homeowners.
Minnesota health officials ratcheted up their warnin…
The streets of downtown Owatonna are known to be a l…
After nearly 90 years, an iconic Faribault bar has f…
Just because your paycheck stops during the pandemic, does not mean rent and mortgage will too. For some, the concern about how they will pay the bills is a very real challenge, but one organization is doing their part to make it a little easier for local renters and homeowners.
Minnesota health officials ratcheted up their warnings Monday that the state is on the wrong path with COVID-19 and implored people to change their behavior or risk Minnesota sinking into struggles similar to Florida and Arizona.
The streets of downtown Owatonna are known to be a lot of things: vibrant, joyous, bustling. When COVID-19 quite literally sucked the life out of the area, four business women weren’t willing to sit back and do nothing about it.
After nearly 90 years, an iconic Faribault bar has f…
JWP will start the school year in a hybrid model. Th…
“Thinking outside the box” is the approach Bethlehem…
With students in grades seven through 12 expected to return to school Sept. 8 and those in kindergarten through sixth grade set to start Sept. 10, Kenyon-Wanamingo School’s administrators, staff and providers are working diligently to plan for the unknowns the fall semester may bring.
One’s first year at college is generally assured to be memorable. For freshmen students at Gustavus Adolphus College, it undoubtedly will be this year.
Small businesses based in Steele County’s oldest town may soon feel some relief as they continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily COVID-19 cases reached a new peak in some loca…
County benefits and programs are more important than…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their cl…
COVID-19 cases reached a new peak in Le Sueur County last week. The county saw more than 120 cases this month, 326 total cases as of Aug. 24. The virus also killed a person in their 50s, bringing the total number of deaths in the county up to two.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their climb Monday, as the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents considers a proposal to delay in-person classes for some of its campuses.
Sturgis bikers and St. Olaf College students found some common ground this week in Minnesota, but not in a good way: COVID-19 came calling.
COVID-19 has forced school districts to reevaluate h…
As anticipation continues to build for in-person cla…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 data Friday offered another rou…
It has been three weeks since Executive Order 20-81 was put in place, mandating that face coverings be worn in all indoor businesses and public indoor spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, when the Steele County commissioners meet every other Tuesday, their faces remain mask-less.
With the pandemic turning traditional business promotion models upside down, Faribault’s Economic Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce are trying out new ways to promote the city.
Minnesota’s lived in a recent COVID-19 cycle of mostly moderate daily death counts and a stubbornly persistent level of hospitalizations. That trend continued in Thursday’s data.
In Steele County’s not so distant history, children …
With the clock ticking on the deadline for local gov…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll took an unexpected upward …
Minnesota’s COVID-19 data Tuesday showed moderate daily death counts but current hospitalizations rising again above 300 people.
As the beginning of the school year approaches, schools across Minnesota will have to finalize back-to-school plans. Due to the global pandemic, this year’s start for Steele County students will look different with younger local students heading back to school while many older students learn…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, two more Owatonna events that bring in significant charitable donations annually have been officially canceled.
Minnesota passed another milestone in the COVID-19 p…
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Steel…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers settled back into a fam…
Nicollet County has formulated a plan to spend its $4.1 million in CARES Act pandemic relief funding, and it starts with helping individuals who may need it most, but also makes room for small businesses.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers resumed a familiar pattern Thursday with new cases climbing as daily deaths slipped back into single digits and hospitalizations remained stubbornly persistent.
President Donald Trump speaks at an event called “Kids First: Getting America’s Children Safely Back to School” in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Minnesota held its first major election of the COVID…
Minnesota held its first major election of the COVID…
Just because your paycheck stops during the pandemic, does not mean rent and mortgage will too. For some, the concern about how they will pay the bills is a very real challenge, but one organization is doing their part to make it a little easier for local renters and homeowners.
Minnesota health officials ratcheted up their warnings Monday that the state is on the wrong path with COVID-19 and implored people to change their behavior or risk Minnesota sinking into struggles similar to Florida and Arizona.
The streets of downtown Owatonna are known to be a lot of things: vibrant, joyous, bustling. When COVID-19 quite literally sucked the life out of the area, four business women weren’t willing to sit back and do nothing about it.
After nearly 90 years, an iconic Faribault bar has f…
JWP will start the school year in a hybrid model. Th…
“Thinking outside the box” is the approach Bethlehem…
With students in grades seven through 12 expected to return to school Sept. 8 and those in kindergarten through sixth grade set to start Sept. 10, Kenyon-Wanamingo School’s administrators, staff and providers are working diligently to plan for the unknowns the fall semester may bring.
One’s first year at college is generally assured to be memorable. For freshmen students at Gustavus Adolphus College, it undoubtedly will be this year.
Small businesses based in Steele County’s oldest town may soon feel some relief as they continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily COVID-19 cases reached a new peak in some loca…
County benefits and programs are more important than…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their cl…
COVID-19 cases reached a new peak in Le Sueur County last week. The county saw more than 120 cases this month, 326 total cases as of Aug. 24. The virus also killed a person in their 50s, bringing the total number of deaths in the county up to two.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 case numbers continued their climb Monday, as the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents considers a proposal to delay in-person classes for some of its campuses.
Sturgis bikers and St. Olaf College students found some common ground this week in Minnesota, but not in a good way: COVID-19 came calling.
COVID-19 has forced school districts to reevaluate h…
As anticipation continues to build for in-person cla…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 data Friday offered another rou…
It has been three weeks since Executive Order 20-81 was put in place, mandating that face coverings be worn in all indoor businesses and public indoor spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, when the Steele County commissioners meet every other Tuesday, their faces remain mask-less.
With the pandemic turning traditional business promotion models upside down, Faribault’s Economic Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce are trying out new ways to promote the city.
Minnesota’s lived in a recent COVID-19 cycle of mostly moderate daily death counts and a stubbornly persistent level of hospitalizations. That trend continued in Thursday’s data.
In Steele County’s not so distant history, children …
With the clock ticking on the deadline for local gov…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll took an unexpected upward …
Minnesota’s COVID-19 data Tuesday showed moderate daily death counts but current hospitalizations rising again above 300 people.
As the beginning of the school year approaches, schools across Minnesota will have to finalize back-to-school plans. Due to the global pandemic, this year’s start for Steele County students will look different with younger local students heading back to school while many older students learn…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, two more Owatonna events that bring in significant charitable donations annually have been officially canceled.
Minnesota passed another milestone in the COVID-19 p…
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Steel…
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers settled back into a fam…
Nicollet County has formulated a plan to spend its $4.1 million in CARES Act pandemic relief funding, and it starts with helping individuals who may need it most, but also makes room for small businesses.
Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers resumed a familiar pattern Thursday with new cases climbing as daily deaths slipped back into single digits and hospitalizations remained stubbornly persistent.
President Donald Trump speaks at an event called “Kids First: Getting America’s Children Safely Back to School” in the State Dining room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Minnesota held its first major election of the COVID…
Minnesota held its first major election of the COVID…
