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Ellendale mural is up for debate

When Gwen and Ed Reiss opened Two Doves Boutique on Ellendale’s Main Street last year, it was with an eye toward main

20 years later, ‘this was the event in our lives’

Cory Hendrickson was just beginning his first year as a history teacher at Blooming Prairie High School, his second y

Raising money to help others

With their walking shoes ready to go, Mary's Angels have found where there's a walk; there is a way to help

Teen’s steer earns grand champion at State Fair

When Lex Lewison and his brother Gavin picked out dairy steers about a year ago, they knew they had some special ones

State 4-H auction dedicated to memory of Owatonna man

Something was noticeably different at this year’s Minnesota 4-H Purple Ribbon Livestock Auction.

10th annual Jacob’s Run this weekend

Chrystal Gasner knows the pain of losing someone to suicide.

Fair attendance down slightly in 2021

Despite a slight downturn in attendance at this year’s Steele County Free Fair, the fair set record gross receipts, f

Owatonna School Board Meeting

It was another packed house Monday, but it went more smoothly than nearly everyone expected.

Medford ranks as one of best schools in nation

The sign hanging inside Medford High School tells the story: “Congratulations Medford High School For Being Selected

'The flag pole will be the candle on the cake'

It might be said that Phase II of the cleanup project at the National Czech Cemetery is nearly complete.

A fair retirement

Sharon Klein is not native to the area, but it didn’t take her long to get indoctrinated to the Steele County Free Fa

Cancer fundraising is a family affair

Nine years ago, Mandy Doocy was fed up.

For Owatonna woman, battling cancer while working the fair

Call it shear dedication, stubbornness or whatever you want, but Beth Bogen isn’t about to let a cancer scare stop he

Wiemans top goal with MS River Run

As Carl and Denise Wieman geared up Saturday morning for the annual MS River Road Run, they had already achieved a se

Elevator bankruptcy hits farmers’ pocketbooks

When Pipeline Foods LLC filed bankruptcy in July, several area farmers found themselves entangled in a legal quagmire

Pair set to open Lansing Corners in September

Back in March 2020, as the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the world, the bottom dropped out for friends and business pa

Board member’s nose broken in fair assault, man charged

A Fair Board member suffered a broken nose during an altercation Sunday night at the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owa

Fair honors volunteers with awards

Financial and attendance numbers often rise to the surface as the most talked-about figures surrounding the Steele Co