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Footloose and fancy free

For a moment on Saturday night, April 27, Shelby Zempel and Scott McCauley thought they were John Travolta and Olivia

County begins moving into new Public Works building

At a total budgeted cost of $10,752,000, Steele County’s new Public Works Building will begin its fully operation sta

BP grad named Educator of the Year

This might sound confusing. It can be interpreted two ways.

Wrench Warmers enlighten Arkema CAP meeting

"It's OK to get stuck, to fail and to eventually get through it," said Blooming Prairie High School ro

Collapsed barn spurs fair to build new

Two shall become one.

It’s such a farce

The Little Theatre of Owatonna’s newest production has all the ingredients of a good comedy.

‘I don't have a dancing bone in my body’

"I didn't give him the chance to say 'no,'" said Kelly LaMotte when discussing how she and D

8 couples will show some fancy dance moves

A culmination of over two months of practicing their dance moves will be on display Saturday, April 27 when the 9th A

BREAKING NEWS: BP Selects new elementary principal

During a special meeting Tuesday, the Blooming Prairie school board approved Jacob Schwarz as the new principal of th

MISSION POSSIBLE

A deadly natural disaster thousands of miles away has turned into a good will venture for a group of Owatonna church

Village of Yesteryear tour season opens May 1

The Village of Yesteryear tour season will open May 1.  

‘Epiphany moment’ for senator leads to hands-free law

The tragic deaths of a Blooming Prairie school teacher and her daughter last fall proved to be enough for Sen.

Preventing child abuse

In 1983, April was declared National Child Abuse Prevention month.

LUCKY NUMBER 13

The number 13 is lucky for some and not so lucky for others.

BioPlastic Solutions finds a new home

BioPlastic Solutions has found a new home.

Legos spur variety of skills for area students

In an effort to integrate more technology into the classroom, Blooming Prairie Elementary School has been offering st

BREAKING NEWS: Area senator applauds hands-free bill signed into law

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the hands-free cell phone bill into law Friday morning.

BREAKING NEWS: State of Emergency declared in Dodge County

Dodge County officials have declared a State of Emergency due to the extensive damage from the spring storm.