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Agencies partner to stock fish at Austin’s Todd Park

Austin’s largest city park will get hundreds of rainbow trout stocked in its creek each spring starting in 2020 thank

New public works brings 2 under same roof

With all of the public works staff now under the same roof, the new facility for Steele County is fully functional.

A perfect day for corn and brats

It was indeed a perfect day to enjoy some bratwurst and sweet corn.

‘We really did it!’

"It has been the best week of my life," said an emotional Candy Pogones of rural Blooming Prairie after fin

Tornado narrowly misses fair on opening day

It didn’t look like the Steele County Free Fair was going to get off on a good note once again this year as a severe

Two inducted into Livestock Hall of Fame

Robert “Bob” Chladek and Ronald “Ron” Van Nurden were inducted into the Livestock Hall of Fame last week at the Steel

Come eat pancakes at First Lutheran

A pancake breakfast fundraiser will take place at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Red Cross urgently needs blood donations before summer ends

With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American

Breaking news: Blooming’s Minimizer to leave town

Owatonna Mayor Tom Kuntz confirmed Saturday night that Blooming Prairie-based Minimizer is leaving town and moving to

‘The ship is going in the right direction’

Jacob (Jake) Schwarz says he is "blessed" and "honored" to be the new principal at the Blooming P

Christmas in August

Christmas is a time of giving and receiving.

New city clerk settles back home in Ellendale

When Tiffany Krueger moved to Iowa with her family several years ago, she was set to stay there for good.

Jury convicts man of attempted murder

A Steele County jury has found a man with a violent history who attacked and stabbed a woman with a knife guilty of a

It was a hot dog type of night at National Night Out

It was a doubleheader of sorts at the Blooming Prairie Police Department's National Night Out on Tuesday, July 3

Dairy operators named Farm Family of the Year

Glen Johnson admits he was a “little surprised” when he found out his farm operation has been named the Farm Family o

A big impact

It takes a lot of partners to make the programs work, said Assistant Third District Chief Judge Joseph A.

It’s time to paint BP again

As we close in on September, Blooming Prairie is getting ready to paint the town pink once again, a symbol of a &quot

Human cannonball to blast across fair

After a year’s absence, David “The Bullet” Smith will be returning to the Steele County Free Fair.