Olmsted County News

Rochester Montessori School has announced the hiring of a new executive director, who has also co-authored a popular book about the Montessori experience.

KASSON -- Richard C. Mitchell was born May 15, 1926, in Olmsted County to George and Ella Mitchell.

Some reassuring news about H1N1, health officials say the virus may be easing but there is also a warning of a possible second wave and this comes at a time when we are facing a vaccine shortage.

Civil commitment proceedings have been initiated against a man accused of killing his father at a downtown hotel.

Three trout streams around the state have been restored with funds from the Outdoor Heritage Fund, one of the projects that gets money from the additional sales tax money generated by the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy constitutional amendment passed in 2008.

We are heading into the most dangerous time of year on the roads. Law enforcement officers across the state are stepping up patrol on Minnesota's roadways.

Do you wear your seat belt every time you get behind the wheel? Is it an automatic response for your kids to buckle up upon entering a vehicle? If so, you're in good company.

In 23 years as an Olmsted County commissioner, Mike Podulke has seen county relations with City Hall swing warm and cold.

The primary seat belt law took effect in June, but some drivers in Southeast Minnesota still aren't getting the message.

Clostridium difficile infection has spread from the hospital to the community but has proved manageable thus far.

Nine out of 10 southeastern Minnesota counties have property tax rates below the state average, says a report released Thursday by the Minnesota Taxpayers Association.

A 30-year-old Rochester man suffered head injuries when the pickup he was driving flipped along U.S. 52 near Oronoco.

A joint or separate trial? A district judge will decide if the Mankato, Minn., parents of conjoined twins will be tried together or separately on criminal charges filed nearly two years ago.

Jury selection was to begin this morning in the case of an Austin police captain charged nearly two years ago with illegally removing a prescription painkiller from the department's evidence room.

Dear Answer Man, tonight's the big night for my pumpkins, but after all the fun is over and the candles are blown out, what should I do with them? I'm sure composting is the way to go, but what if I don't have a compost pile, nor some woods behind my house in which to chuck them? -- J. O'Lantern Yes, Jack, pumpkins make marvelous compost material ...

People whose gullets are line by gut-like tissues - a condition called Barrett's esophagus - are not likely to die sooner than people with a normal esophagus, Mayo Clinic scientists say.

By Charlie Warner Argus News Editor Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

The sheriff's office is reminding you to lock your doors after a recent rash of car thefts in Olmsted County.

Olmsted County is lining up large venues to serve as H1N1 flu immunization centers in the event of an outbreak.

Main Category: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 27 Oct 2009 New Mayo Clinic research has found that survival rates of patients with Barrett's esophagus, which can be a precursor for esophageal cancer, are no different than the survival rates for the general population.