The return of the annual Straight River Days event went off with a bang in Medford over the weekend, as the bedroom community celebrated the 5…
A dozen residents want to be the newest member of the Owatonna City Council.
More students are choosing to hold off on enrolling in four-year colleges following high school graduation, instead entering the workforce or …
It would be an understatement to say that Jeff “Okie” Okerberg left big shoes to fill – not only on the Owatonna City Council, but in the hear…
Warmer weather and the end of COVID-19 capacity limits are sending more people to local stores, pushing revenue nearer to pre-pandemic levels.
Local health care systems say a majority of their staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19 but continue to educate those who have not on th…
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Critical Race Theory has been stirring up controversy throughout the United States, with some people saying it’s divisive and others saying it…
Although it’s a few weeks away, Peter van Sluis is anxious to welcome area residents back to the Faribault’s International Festival.
Area residents have the opportunity to take action throughout their communities next week as National Pollinator Week kicks off.
A Janesville man, covering himself in a blanket and tarp, intentionally burned down the iconic 20-foot tall Frankenstein statue at the Janesvi…
Luis Valdez, Alex Briones, and Alondra Rodriguez all have something in common. They had the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ear…
Benya Kraus went to college in Boston, studied international relations, and figured she would move between cities every few years for the rest…
A Rice County Sheriff’s Office deputy will be hitting the streets with soy tires on his squad car.
A Faribault man who allegedly threatened to kill two former Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind students and encouraged one o…
It has been nearly two years since the Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Public Libraries have been able to host live programs inside their buildi…
A local family will take center stage Thursday as part of the 11@7 concert series in Central Park in Owatonna.
Local realtors are calling it historic. Homes are getting swept off the market in record time, gathering multiple offers within hours of being…
The ink has dried and the work is set to begin next month on the County State Aid Highway 45 and Main Street reconstruction project.
Mjr. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas 156 years ago to announce the end of the Civil War and the end of slave…
Fifty years ago, farmers might have been lucky to have a radio or heater in their combine – forget about air conditioning in the summer. Now, …
The city of Owatonna will be stepping up its regulations on dogs that could pose a threat to public safety, according to City Attorney Mark Walbran.
An Ellendale man has received a probation sentence after his court-ordered ankle monitor connected him to a November car chase involving a Ste…
The Owatonna school district is expecting to have slightly less revenue and expenditures in the 2021-22 school year.
What’s the similarity between a microwaveable popcorn bag, a non-stick pan, and a water-proof rain jacket? They all contain PFAS.
It was only a few years ago that business owner Nicole Arndt believed she had found the “dream building” for her retail store.
An Owatonna woman with two drunken driving convictions was charged last week in Rice County District Court with driving with a blood alcohol m…
An Iowa man is facing a felony drug charge after he allegedly met with an undercover agent to sell five pounds of methamphetamine, according t…
