13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (581+ words) Bids for pavement reconstruction at Degner Regional Airport came in well below the original $1 million estimate. Owatonna City Council recently approved a $672,900 bid for the project, much of which will be covered by state and federal grants. Degner Regional Airport…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (403+ words) Owatonna Public Schools is pulling back the curtain. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Aug. 7 at Anhorn’s Gas &a… Cops, firefighters, corrections officers and even attorneys representing Northfield, Faribault and Rice County will go for the championship at the fourth annual…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (508+ words) The Steele County Master Gardeners maintain a community garden in Owatonna. The garden has existed since 2011. A lot of great fresh produce has been grown in the garden. Changes have also occurred at the garden over the years. Raised garden…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (205+ words) New York, New York - August 14, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Playroom Architect has introduced a design approach that treats children's playrooms as functional systems rather than decorated spaces, applying an engineering and operations mindset to a content category long dominated by aesthetic trends and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (781+ words) One of the models in Thursday night’s Runway Revival struts the runway at Carleton College’s Weitz Center for Creativity. More than 350 ticketed guests and a record number of artists came out to the Community Action Center’s Runway Revival for its…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (310+ words) Todd Hale and Elmer Steele participate in the KRFO Pie Eating Contest. “Slurpy McGoo (Orlando Thompson) was Steele’s mystery pie eater. View of Slurpy was blocked by “official” judge, Junior Clark of the Chamber of Commerce. Incidentally, this is the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (407+ words) Summer and ice cream pair like grilled cheese and tomato soup, pizza and beer, Minnesota and snow. There’s no denying the seasonal craving for ice cream when the heat and humidity crank up. I find myself reaching more often than…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (384+ words) Cops, firefighters, corrections officers and even attorneys representing Northfield, Faribault and Rice County will go for the championship at the fourth annual first responders charity softball game Tuesday at North Alexander Park. Games will start at 5 p.m. with the Rice County…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (461+ words) southernminn.com To view our latest e-Edition, United Way of Steele County is proud to celebrate the success of this year’s Stuff the Bus school supply drive, a collective effort that will help ensure local students start the school…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (359+ words) Owatonna Public Schools is pulling back the curtain. The OPS Insider program will give participants a chance to understand the mechanisms that make their school district tick. Part of OPS’s community engagement initiative, the OPS Insider Program is a free…...