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Cow Camp produces teens seeking ag careers

Glenn Johnson will be the first to admit he thought his wife was nuts when she suggested they host a Cow Camp for chi

Playing Together

Cars lined the parking lot and spilled over into the street as kids and families poured into Manthey Park last Monday

‘Kenny, you got hit’

When Ken Esplan landed in Quang TrI province in Vietnam in July 1969, he couldn’t believe his eyes.

BP Bike ride nets $14K for Toys for Tots

Fifty-five riders participated in the 22nd annual Toys for Tots BOB (Bikers of Blooming) Ride on Saturday, July 24.

Reinhardt had a passion for fairs

Jerry Hammer knows Minnesota lost a fair giant last week following the death of Richard Reinhardt of Owatonna.

Year of St. Joseph

Looking back on his childhood years of growing up at St.

RAISING MONARCHS

Out in the wild, less than 10% of monarch butterfly eggs hatch into an adult butterfly compared to the 90% lucky enou

Car show honors Gus’ Station from Ellendale

Eighty years after it was built, Gus’ Station is looking better than ever – and can still draw a crowd.

BP awarded $1M grant for drug prevention

Positive change appears to be on the horizon for Blooming Prairie as the community has been awarded a $1 million gran

RIDING FOR MS

What do a love for motorcycling and a passion to raise funds for a worthy cause yield?

New drug-free coordinator reaching out to youth about risks of drinking

Mackenzie Snow plans to talk with young people – early, often and openly– about the risks of underage drinking, tobac

F&M BANK SOLD

A century-plus tradition is about to come to an end in Blooming Prairie.

Agreement dismisses BP police chief’s bad review

It took the Blooming Prairie City Council only 26 minutes in a closed session Monday night at the City Government Cen

BREAKING NEWS: AREA BANKS SOLD TO IOWA INSTITUTION

MBT Bank of Forest City, Iowa has acquired banks in Steele, Dodge and Mower counties.

Boeke becomes Owatonna’s newest council member

Retirement didn’t suit Owatonna’s newly appointed at-large Council Member Dan Boeke.

County’s new safety officer is on the job

Kristen Sailer said the catastrophes that pop up every week on TV dramas might not be entirely realistic, but she can

New Geneva café fulfills owner’s lifelong dream

Noris Hemingway’s lifelong dream of opening a restaurant came true last week when she opened the doors to Noris Cuisi

‘Take a Bus… It’s a Trip’

While travel became essentially non-existent over the past year because of COVID-19, Kayleen McGarheran is ready to g