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BP Toys for Tots collection surpasses $11K

The 2020 Toys for Tots drive in Blooming Prairie is now history.

‘It really wipes you out’

Debra Gnemi is exhausted more than she has ever been in her life.

Officer reunites where career began

After being on the front lines of the rioting and dealing with the chaos first hand in Minneapolis earlier this year,

Gun Bingo raises over $18K for cancer in BP

More than $18,000 was earned for the Blooming Prairie Cancer Group by the Second Annual Gun Bingo fundraiser held on

It's Pumpkins in the Prairie

Several weeks ago, Jeff Peach, owner of B to Z Hardware in Blooming Prairie, was asked by a newspaper reporter as to

‘They are smiling behind their masks’

What's new in the classroom?

Steve Hansen is cover boy for trucking magazine

Steve Hansen, marketing manager for Minimizer of Blooming Prairie, didn't make the cover of the Rollin' Sto

CHALK YOUR WALK

The first and hopefully annual Chalk Your Walk event, sponsored by the Blooming Prairie Youth Club and Nanner Kruckeb

Mary’s Angels

Mary Behne has a lot of angels honoring a life that ended on a horrible note eight years ago.

Classics for charity

Summer produces classics for charity at the Owatonna Eagles Club 1791.

Age didn’t keep this Marine from serving during WWII era

Barely a teenager, Eugene Hendrickson decided to serve his country during what has become known as the deadliest conf

Sweere Foundation awards $1M to Northwestern Health Sciences University

The foundation involving a retired Owatonna chiropractor and educator has awarded a $1 million grant to Northwestern

Sewing for safety

It all started with a simple request on Facebook from fifth grade teacher Jill Walker.

73 years, 17 churches, time to retire for Grabau

It doesn't take long after first meeting Mert and Irma Grabau that these two individuals are deeply in love.

COUNTY FAIR TO GO

Renae Jeno, who operates Ole and Lena’s food stand, felt bad as she ran out of two of her popular items, onion rings

BP School approves Safe Learning Plan

After hearing Blooming Prairie Schools Superintendent Chris Staloch explain a Safe Learning Plan to return students t

RIESS PLEADS GUILTY

In an extraordinary court hearing that took place in the auditorium of a high school, accused killer Lois Riess admit

Firefighters battle smoky mess

Four area fire departments from Blooming Prairie, Ellendale, Geneva and Hayfield fought an afternoon fire on Wednesda