Owatonna News

OWATONNA, Minn. - Firefighters usually compete with flames, but Friday in Owatonna they competed against each other.

If good music and great food are what you have in mind for your weekend have we got the event for you.

Much to the disappointment of residents in the Dodge Center area, they're likely to wait a very long time before the stretch of U.S. 14 west of town is upgraded to four lanes.

At a glance What happened : Medford's Brandon Davis won his second consecutive USMTS feature on Sunday night.

"This is where we learned our social skills," said Barbara Mrotz, member of the Ellendale Area Heritage Society.

When the most successful high school wrestling coach in the country applied for Flathead High School's vacant position, he presented a resume filled with national accolades, prestigious honors and strong references from 40 years of coaching.

He was born July 3, 1948, in Alexandria, the son of Johnnie O. and Marjorie Nygaard.

This week's area races Tonight : Chateau Raceway, Lansing ; Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis.

Jerome "Jerry" A. Wesely, 85, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Keith E. Bachman, 92, of West Concord, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.

Couple: Adam Lee Steinberg and Amanda Marie Campbell Wedding: August 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at St.

At a glance What happened : Winona's Lance Matthees won the Wissota Late Models feature at Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday.

Eleanor Anne Worke, 83, of Owatonna, died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital, Rochester.

With spring comes the promise of garden tomatoes, if we're patient. Perhaps we needn't be as patient as in the past, though.

Ms. Pritzker's PSP Equity Partners LLC has not disclosed any move and did not return calls seeking comment.

Annette T. Whiting, 96, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Homestead Hospice House.

Cheryl L. Sauke, 59, of Blooming Prairie, lost her battle with glioblastoma on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna.