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Austin is ready to host Freedom Fest this weekend
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (92+ words) Austin Daily Herald Austin is ready to host Freedom Fest this weekend A special drone show will be held at this year's Freedom Fest on July 3, a one-time event to celebrate America250 A look back at the Ellis Middle School fire,…...
Former Bruin Mylymok signs with Chicago Blackhawks
51+ min ago (198+ words) Former Austin Bruins team captain Connor Mylymok has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks. Mylymok spent three seasons in Austin as a forward, appearing in 122 regular-season games, posting 50 points (20 G, 30 A). Known for his intimidating…...
Ruzek: Golf in Austin has seen vast growth in 100 years
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (916+ words) Editor's note: This is the first of two columns on Austin golf, with the second one set to run next week. In 1931, the Austin Country Club, started 12 years earlier, featured the "shortest nine-hole course in the country" along Dobbins Creek…...
Debra Ann Clingman
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (256+ words) Austin Daily Herald Debra Ann Clingman, 72, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 23, 2026, at home. Visitation will be held on Saturday July 11, 2026, from Noon until the 1 PM memorial service in Dougherty Funeral Home. 600 E. 2nd St. Duluth, MN 55805. 218-727-3555. Debra Ann Clingman,…...
For the love of the game: Voigt and Hahn have seen college s. ..
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (1148+ words) It's been nearly two decades since Brian Voigt and Derek Hahn were a pair of wide-eyed three-sport athletes looking to get recruited and play college ball. Through it all, Voigt and Hahn have built up a lot of memories together…...
A special drone show will be held at this year's Freedom Fes. ..
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (511+ words) The Freedom Fest has become a common staple to Austin's Summer events, offering hours' worth of entertainment, but this year, they are hosting a one-time celebration unique to America's 250th birthday " a professional drone show. This will not be a substitution…...
Letter to the editor: Celebrate 250 years with action
2+ day, 24+ min ago (304+ words) Austin Daily Herald Letter to the editor: Celebrate 250 years with action This summer marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, a document drafted by everyday people who finally decided that a government ignoring its citizens could no longer claim to…...
Post 1216 shuts down late Byron push to win 5-3
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (498+ words) The Austin Post 1216 VFW baseball team was able to find a way to hold when things weren't going perfectly in a 5-3 win over Byron in Marcusen Park Tuesday. The first three Byron hitters of the top of the seventh recorded…...
A look back at the Ellis Middle School fire, which took plac. ..
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (885+ words) A spark turned to flame turned to ash, gutting nearly the entire building of Ellis Middle School on July 3, 1986. Neil Hanson, Ellis" principal at the time, saw the blaze atop Skinner Hill as he raced towards the fire in his…...
AI boom, stubborn inflation point to rate hike ahead, says M. ..
2+ day, 45+ min ago (681+ words) Inflation has been too high for too long. That was the central message of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari's statements at a Friday panel discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Joined on stage by two CEOs and an…...