Hometown Living
One may not have found ghosts, goblins or grim reapers, but the Pumpkin Carving and Trunk or Treat event at the Associated Church in Owatonna offered plenty of fun for kids and adults on Friday night.
In its fifth year, the pumpkin carving event was organized by the Ministry Team at Associated...
We have special interest groups who continue with this false narrative suggesting virtually anyone wearing a uniform and badge is broken, is a danger to our communities, and is systemically racist. We have state leaders with absolutely no experience in law enforcement who are now the experts – who...
This past weekend six-year-old Kasson Belsaas, along with his parents, Drew and Jamie, plus two-year-old sister Emery, spent three days seeing the sights of the community. Jamie explained they had four names picked out at the hospital when their son was born and one of them was Cassen but they...
It has been a more than 40-year battle, but Peggy Koan believes she is finally controlling her battle with depression and anxiety.
“I think my depression has turned out to be a gift. I say that because the compassion that I have developed, the empathy that I have developed for people in pain, I...
Many adjectives could be used to describe Blooming Prairie Blossom graduate of 1986, Amy Noble Seitz, founder and chief executive officer of the Exhibits Development Group (EDG).
Let’s start off with adventurous, effervescent, successful, entrepreneurial, family-driven, fun-loving, committed,...
The special Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Blooming Prairie Servicemen’s Club will be marked by the kickoff of a fundraising campaign for a Blooming Prairie Veterans Memorial that will be constructed just east of the Servicemen’s Club.
Tom Peterson, chairman of the Blooming...
What began with a shared love of painting has now grown into a multi-generational event that’s garnered a loyal following.
This year, the Creative Crafts show celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The Creative Crafts event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the...
The Haberman family live and breathe autumn entertainment at their family-operated Oak View Nursery Pumpkin Patch. A visit to Oak View Nursery Pumpkin Patch is more than just picking out the perfect pumpkin.
Between choosing the perfect pumpkin to take home and over thirty autumnal activities, many...
Despite a physical disability, Craig Aarsvold carries on with life just like anyone else, and he’s using the 4-H program to prove it.
The Dodge Center teenager operates with only one arm as he was born without a right arm. He’s actually pretty handy when it comes to making things as he made a shop...
Breaking News: Car crash claims life in Steele County
A car crash in Steele County has taken the life of an Owatonna man.
Sheriff Lon Thiele identified the victim as Jason Jeffrey Ost, 30. He was driving a vehicle that hit another vehicle at County Road 45 and 58th Street about five miles...