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Fair saloon draws heat from public

After the fair board approved the sale of hard liquor at the 2019 fair in an 8-5 vote during May’s board meeting, mem

The fairy gardeners

With the recent medical scares he and his wife have faced, Frank Vorlicek has been noticeably absent this summer from

BREAKING NEWS: Freeborn County authorities looking for escaped prisoner

The Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who escaped from the Freeborn County Detention Center in

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Freeborn Prisoner Escapee Captured in St. Paul

Federal authorities have captured the prisoner who escaped from the Freeborn County Detention Center on Monday.

Locked in and no way out at Vandal’s

It started as a Fourth of July shopper’s nightmare for an area woman at Vandal’s Family Market in Blooming Prairie, b

Area couples honored for charity race work

Two Blooming Prairie area couples that had a hand in starting a charity car race four decades ago have been honored f

Pulling for the Fourth in BP

"Come on Tucker, keep on peddling."

PARTY AT THE FUNERAL HOME

It probably falls into the category of being one of the least assuming places for a bash, but the Brick Meger Funeral

Power of the Purse hits new record

United Way of Steele County’s Women United held the sixth annual “Power of the Purse” event, which supports the cost

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

The butterflies are returning for a second year to the Steele County Fair.

Lerberg chosen "Unsung Hero"

It was a special four-day celebration in Ellendale and one where an "unsung hero" was honored and some tale

Bee friendly

On Saturday, June 29 as farmers and residents circled Owatonna’s Central Park during the weekend’s farmer’s market, t

ZED Summer Academy brings out gifted students from area

Students from all Zumbro Education District schools got together at Byron High School recently to take part in the ZE

LOVE, FAIR STYLE

They met as 4-H members at the Steele County Fair so it seemed only fitting for them to tie the knot right where thei

WOOD CHIP BIOREACTORS

Woodchip bioreactors and saturated buffers dominated discussions at a farm field day hosted by the Toquam Family Farm

PUC decision on wind farm delayed

Dodge County residents will have to wait another month before they know which of the proposed  routes for an electric

Brothers admit to Ellendale home invasion

Two brothers have admitted their guilt to multiple violent home invasion robberies around the state, including at lea

POP TAB KING

He certainly hasn’t done the most glamorous work in his professional life as a trash hauler and even in his personal