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Breaking News: Claremont burglary ends in arrests

A burglary at a service station in Claremont has resulted in the arrests of two Owatonna men and the hospitalization

Breaking News: First coronavirus death reported in Rice County

Rice County has experienced its first coronavirus death involving a man with connections to Dodge County.

An Easter celebration of different sorts in BP

The coronavirus COVID-19 caused the Blooming Prairie annual Easter Egg Hunt to be cancelled this year.

Prairie Home Floral makes deliveries despite pandemic

"I love my job because everyone is happy to see me at the door," says the owner of one of the widest smiles

Breaking News: Cop killer to be moved to lower-risk prison

A Dodge County cop killer will be moved to a lower-risk prison after action taken Tuesday by a Parole Review Board co

BP woman makes nearly 200 sanitary masks

"It is something I can do to help," explains Blooming Prairie woman Nancy Peterson, telling why she has mad

Breaking News: Sheriff warns businesses about penalties for violating stay-at-home order

Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose is warning businesses that there are penalties for violating the governor’s stay-at-h

Remain at home, Caron says

Despite a spike in deaths statewide from the coronavirus pandemic, southeastern Minnesota continues to be spared of a

We Are One Again

Remember 9/11? After the attacks, the biggest seller in the stores was anything that had a U.S. Flag on it.

FIGHTING BACK

Life has been filled with challenges over the past few years for a rural Austin teenager that she has even surprised

Emergencies only at Main Street Dental

Only emergency cases are being accepted by the five offices of Main Street Dental in southern Minnesota, including Bl

THE BIG STILL

Sometime late in 1928 the Wisconsin Syndicate established a reliable partnership within the Blooming Prairie communit

CHALKING HOPE

For a 13-year-old Owatonna girl and her sisters, it was all about delivering a message of hope in the midst of a life

New routine, same outcome: Food for needy at Trinity

They’ve been forced to switch up their routine slightly, but members of Trinity Lutheran Church are still providing f

Small-town grocer responds to needs in height of crisis

There's a lot to be said about a small-town grocer, remarked a customer of Vandal's Family Market in Bloomi

HUNKER DOWN

Just days after county officials declared a peacetime emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, three confirmed cases o

Staying connected in a disconnected world

Even though Pastor Michael Simmerman is in the middle of being self-quarantine, he is still finding a meaningful way

TO LOVE, TO HONOR, TO REMEMBER

Owatonna Granite and Monument owners John and Barb Heerema are at- tempting to make the best out of a situation beyon