Medford News

Katie Luedtke of Medford and Erik Juaire of Owatonna announce their engagement. Katie is the daughter of Gene Luedtke of Medford.

For 36 years, Jim Slifka ran the Medford wrestling room. Slifka spends his time now watching high school and college wrestling from the stands and spending time outdoors.

The highly successful musical "South Pacific," a story about our service men and women in World War II, will be presented in the Bahl Family Auditorium of the Paradise Center for the Arts next month, July 9-12. The cast, composed of 32 actors from Faribault, Owatonna, Northfield, Kenyon, Waseca, Medford, Morristown and Waterville, has been chosen ...

Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest retail casualty of the recession.

One of two construction company owners charged with stealing nearly $1 million from subcontractors pleaded guilty Monday.

You've got to wonder sometimes about the way some folks treat their mother - specifically, Mother Earth.

FARIBAULT a ' Motorists will encounter detours when a section of southbound Interstate 35 between Hwy 60 and Medford closes Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. as crews begin repairing the bridge over the interstate on County Road 39.

Cheers to Denise and Dave Miller of Owatonna for hosting "An Enchanted Evening" - a prom-like event for adults held in the Millers' garage last weekend as a way of raising money for Relay for Life.

Staff and wire reports MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury has indicted a Faribault woman for allegedly making bomb threats against 16 post offices in southern Minnesota, including Owatonna's and the Faribault Daily News office.

Not all senior services are for the seniors. Many "senior" services in Steele County cater not just to senior citizens but also to those who are caring for seniors.

A St. Paul woman pleaded guilty Monday to numerous counts of forging checks. Gina Aretta Andrew, 39, pleaded guilty to four counts of offering a forged check and one count of forgery in Steele County District Court.

For another sign of the stalled economy, look no farther than the railroad tracks in Medford in south-central Minnesota.

For a month now, a long line of railroad cars has been sitting idle on the tracks around Steele County, a literal reminder of the stalled economy.

A 38-year-old Faribault woman was charged today in federal court in connection with making bomb threats against 16 United States Post Offices located in southern Minnesota and the Daily News, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.

Watch: Video of the opening day auctions. The man in the orange baseball cap was one busy guy.

Cheers and congratulations to Ritchie Brothers on the opening of the company's new auction house in Medford - an addition that will be great for Medford, Steele County and the entire region.

The story of a group of elephants walking a tightrope is always a hit with 5 year old Jacob Ernste when he hears it at Tiger Town Daycare in Medford.

Cheers to all the area wrestlers who competed at the state wrestling meet last week, with special cheers to Medford High School senior Tyler Yule, who brought home a state championship.

OWATONNA a ' A man involved in a drug bust which netted more than 150 grams of cocaine last February has been sentenced to multiple years behind bars.

Dangerously cold temperatures coupled with mechanical issues at the Owatonna Bus Company prompted school officials to officially close schools this morning.