Owatonna News

MANKATO - The Austin gymnastics team crowned its first All-Around Big Nine individual champion in a decade, but the team had to settle for second place as it finished with a team score of 141.725 and Owatonna won its fourth straight Big Nine title with a score of 143.225.

Brown County commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday the expansion of the Veterans Memorial on the State Street side of the Brown County Courthouse.

NEW?ULM - Bank Midwest announces that Shane Deal has accepted the position of community bank president for the New Ulm location.

All 38 residents were evacuated and one person was reported hospitalized for observation after a fire broke out Sunday evening at an assisted-living facility in Northfield.

Dear Answer Man, is Runnings Farm & Fleet in Red Wing connected to the Farm & Fleet chain that's all over Wisconsin, or is it a home-owned store? - Jim B. There's no connection to Mill's Fleet Farm, Blain's Farm & Fleet, Bongards or any of the other big farm store chains, though Runnings' Red Wing store manager, Bob Coners, says the farm store ... (more)

His entry was a watercolor wintry view of the Mississippi River. 1962 - 50 years ago The Southern Minnesota Baseball League has added a fifth team - Owatonna - and probably there will be a sixth - Bloomington - by the time play begins in June.

The Dodge County girls continued their winning ways last week, beating Owatonna on the Dodge County ice 6-2 on January 21 and Waseca 8-2 on January 24 at the Waseca Community Arena.

That was the case for many families near Ellendale in June of 2010, when a tornado hit.

A 27-year-old Rochester man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and led police on a five-hour pursuit pleaded not guilty Thursday to five criminal charges.

The Austin Packers boys team traveled to Owatonna for a battle between the Big 9 leaders Friday night.

Monday was the official recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Traditionally, the Owatonna public schools have conducted staff development activities on that day.

NEW?ULM Elaine Schmoll, 85, of New Ulm, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at the Homestead Hospice House of Owatonna.

Monday was the official recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. Traditionally, the Owatonna public schools have conducted staff development activities on that day.

The origin of Owatonna synth-pop artist Owl City's cute-on-the-surface moniker turns out to have some dead-serious literary implications.

Depending on when and where you were driving on Sunday, conditions ranged from annoying, to frustrating to terrifying.

The funeral service for Phyllis Idele Aronson, of Ellendale, will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan.

A luxury homebuilder is planning to construct a $30 million, 36,311-square-foot data center in Minnetonka.

How many servings of fruits and vegetables should a child consume each day? How about glasses of water? Learning ZoneXpresss new Countdown to Health educational-product line, based on the easy-to-remember numerical slogan 54321 + 8, makes it simple for kids to remember the basics of healthy living.

Glendon "Glen" M. Maidl, 92, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.

It was a year not only of entrances and exits, but also what seemed to be revolving doors.