Many Owatonna residents, like many people elsewhere, work for the weekend. But with roughly a third of their waking hours spent at work, the w…
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced updated guidance for COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) pro…
It was past time for change-makers in Waseca to get their due.
Local business owners make donation
Costas back to making candy, storefront yet to open
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series on supply shortages locally. Look out for upcoming stories on shortages in retail and agricultur…
Residents will have two extra weeks to shop for locally grown, homemade goods this year in Faribault.
Job openings in Minnesota soared to a record high in the second quarter of 2021 as demand for workers greatly outpaced hiring. As the state’s …
Xcel Energy announced yesterday that it is aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050. In addit…
Over the next three years, a team of Minnesota researchers will use state taxpayer money to find the best way to grow a type of minnow, known …
A new, fun way to get around Owatonna could be here soon, and all it would take is access to a simple smart phone application and a desire to scoot.
When Christy Hanson reopened her in-home child care business in Owatonna last summer after closing during the early stages of the COVID-19 pan…
Apogee Enterprises, Inc., Viracon’s parent company, has entered into an agreement to sell its architectural glass facility in Statesboro, Geor…
David Estrem, who’s farmed his entire life, recalls a year that was even drier than this year’s growing season — 1988.
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Seventeen students from Dodge Center’s Triton High School toured Al-Corn Clean Fuel on October 13 to learn about ethanol production.
A recent upgrade to its lighting system provided Faribault Middle School with the unique opportunity to introduce cutting-edge LED color tunab…
There’s no place like home — especially when you’re not feeling well.
Not having a Steele County Free Fair in 2020 was difficult for everyone — the children who mark it as the end of summer, the loyal attendees w…
It may have been less than two weeks, but for many loyal customers, it was still a painfully long wait.
Workforce Development, Inc. (WDI) is releasing a Request for Proposal and will be awarding up to $222,800 to organizations which place an emph…
Charter Communications, Inc. announced Monday the opening of a new Spectrum Store in Owatonna. The Spectrum store gives consumers in the Owato…
SAINT PAUL — Monday, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced that the Office’s Business Services Division will operate from a new l…
New officers and trustees were elected at the Minnesota Dental Association’s annual House of Delegates meeting on Sept. 24 in Bloomington.
After listening to the pleas of businesses, the city of Owatonna has agreed to delay the beginning of the third phase of the streetscape proje…
After seven years as executive director of the Owatonna Foundation, Laura Resler is ready to retire.
When Nancy Keller moved to Owatonna in 2003, she became friends with Mary Cronin, of Medford, right away. They took a community education clas…
Costas Candies is a quintessential part of Owatonna charm, but chocolate and sugar lovers will have to wait more than a month before they can …
Many people lost their jobs in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Audrea Horejsi of Ellendale was no exception. However, she decided to em…
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