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RIDING FOR MS

What do a love for motorcycling and a passion to raise funds for a worthy cause yield?

New drug-free coordinator reaching out to youth about risks of drinking

Mackenzie Snow plans to talk with young people – early, often and openly– about the risks of underage drinking, tobac

F&M BANK SOLD

A century-plus tradition is about to come to an end in Blooming Prairie.

Agreement dismisses BP police chief’s bad review

It took the Blooming Prairie City Council only 26 minutes in a closed session Monday night at the City Government Cen

BREAKING NEWS: AREA BANKS SOLD TO IOWA INSTITUTION

MBT Bank of Forest City, Iowa has acquired banks in Steele, Dodge and Mower counties.

Boeke becomes Owatonna’s newest council member

Retirement didn’t suit Owatonna’s newly appointed at-large Council Member Dan Boeke.

County’s new safety officer is on the job

Kristen Sailer said the catastrophes that pop up every week on TV dramas might not be entirely realistic, but she can

New Geneva café fulfills owner’s lifelong dream

Noris Hemingway’s lifelong dream of opening a restaurant came true last week when she opened the doors to Noris Cuisi

‘Take a Bus… It’s a Trip’

While travel became essentially non-existent over the past year because of COVID-19, Kayleen McGarheran is ready to g

Amateur Radio Field Day held in Owatonna

During a downpour of rain, local amateur radio enthusiasts hunkered down in RVs and cars at McKinley School in Owaton

BP creates new community foundation

Area residents are on a mission to build a better Blooming Prairie.

Waynes named Steele County Farm Family of the Year

The University of Minnesota Extension this week named the Wayne family of Ellendale as its 2021 Steele County Farm Fa

Space constraints at BP Schools prompt survey

The Blooming Prairie School Board recently authorized a public survey to gauge the community's interest in a pos

BREAKING NEWS: FAIR TO CELEBRATE COVID HEROES

In an unprecedented announcement Tuesday afternoon, officials at the Steele County Fair revealed that they are celebr

GIVING BACK TO BP

In what is believed to be the single, largest gift in Blooming Prairie’s history, Craig and Robyn Kruckeberg are dona

Viktora takes on 4-H role in Steele County

All it took was one orphan cow and Krystal Viktora was hooked.

BACK TOGETHER

It may have only been grass, but it didn’t make any difference for Chuck and Jerrie Wencl of Medford to kick up their

Mayo’s new mobile health clinic to open soon in BP

It took more than a year, but Blooming Prairie residents once again have a place to access medical care.