By Jed Nelson A long-time staple of the Mower County Fair was awarded Fair Person of the Year Tuesday evening.  Rae Ann ...

Families came to Bandshell Park Tuesday night to meet the emergency personnel of Austin and have a hot dog as part of the ...

Arthur Orin Osmundson, 81, of Adams, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 1, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at noon on ...

During the Mower County Board of Commissioners work session Tuesday, members received an update regarding its master plan and ...

By Jed Nelson Many packed into a sweltering Crane Pavilion to witness the 2025 Mower County Fair’s Livestock Hall of Fame ...

By Jed [email protected] The Mower County Fair opened up its 140th year on Tuesday as the grounds began coming to life. The fair will run through to Sunday and feature a full slate of ...

Lindsay Leif is full of life and enthusiasm. She has taken on a huge project, the transformation of the old Carlson Home assisted living facility into Bright Life House, a sober house for women.

Minnesota farmers’ next chance for help buying their first farm has arrived, with the return of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Down Payment Assistance Grant program. The Down Payment ...

During these six days of the Mower County Fair, thousands of people will be filtering through its grounds taking part in a myriad of activities and partaking in all of the food that there is to offer.

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting There are going to be many people in Minneapolis tonight. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Why is that? They live there. Driving by ...

The argument against video games in the early days is that they would rot your mind in a variety of unique ways. However, these days there is evidence that video games are actually beneficial in a way ...

Once again, the Friends of the Austin Public Library organization is one of this year’s finalists for the Evy Nordley Best ...