Medford News

For several years, Blooming Prairie librarian and Steele County Historical Society Board member Nancy Vaillancourt has been working on an article about the Ku Klux Klan.

Vegetables and fruit every day along with old-fashioned hard work is what Violet Wobschall attributes to her longevity.

Wells Concrete is setting up an outpost in the outskirts of Medford. The company is based out of Wells, a small town a short drive from the Iowa line.

Steele County Relay for Life had its first meeting on Monday, Nov. 2. It was very exciting to see the number of people who turned out for the informational meeting.

The Medford Civic Club is taking a 12 month hiatus. The board called off all remaining events for 2009 - Senior Cleanup Day and Santa in the Park.

With funding from Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation for equipment, Custom Building Components, Inc.

By now it's a familiar tale. In December of 2008, Ron Buehler got laid off, along with other employees at Fabricated Wood Products' manufacturing facility.

Members of the student council at Medford Public School worked hard to put together a good show for smaller ghouls and goblins on Saturday.

Non-profit organizations will feel the pinch of budget constraints as 2010 grants from Steele County have been cut by nearly $100,000. Steele County Commissioners approved the 2010 grant recommendations of the Child and Community Services Act Advisory Committee at its Tuesday meeting.

Despite the current economic crunch, one business continues to thrive this season.

This past August, a group of Owatonna High School alumni golfers gathered at the Owatonna Country Club to share old times with their Coach Keith Bangs and to play a round of golf.

Days are becoming shorter, leaves have started turning colors and dropping to the ground and gardens have pretty much ended their growing cycle for 2009.

Steele County Public Health Nursing will be holding seasonal flu shot clinics throughout Steele County.

George M. Hackett, age 83, of Morristown, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family from ALS .

Three cases of H1N1 have been reported in students at Medford Public School this week, according to school officials.

A Waseca man is facing more than theft charges after he tried to drive off without paying for gas and allegedly assaulted the gas station owner who tried to stop him.

When the Minnesota Department of Education released its list of failing schools this week, districts around Steele County couldn't have been pleased.

Ashley Johnson and Tom Holst of Owatonna were united in marriage May 30, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church.

A 9-year-old Faribault boy was airlifted to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving was hit by a car in rural Medford Thursday evening.

A 9-year-old Faribault boy was airlifted to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester after the all-terrain vehicle he was driving was hit by a car in rural Medford Thursday evening.