As August marks the final month of LIFE Mower County’s 2025 Summer Appeal, we want to thank everyone who has supported our ...

By Tim Ruzek Around 3 a.m., Austin awoke to “a big wave” coming down the Cedar River in 1892 after heavy rain drenched the ...

The Minnesota Twins will take the field on Friday night in Cleveland with a roster bearing little resemblance to the team it ...

Hormel Institute hosts SURE Intern Research Symposium By Jed Nelson Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email ...

The Austin Area Foundation has announced the awarding of scholarships to students from the area. The Austin Area Foundation ...

The best bargain in Albert Lea is a season ticket to Civic Music. Where else can you see nine shows (five in Albert Lea and ...

Austin Mayor Steve King was one of several people honored recently during the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Summer ...

We’ve written in support of this in the past, but we think it’s important enough to voice our support for it once again, because in the end it represents opportunity and experience. Earlier this month ...

We continue to offer travel to seniors, though in reality it’s for many ages. It’s the convenience of having a planned outing, departing right here from Austin, with all the plans taken care of, ...

Austin Fire Department Engineer/Assistant Fire Inspector Jim Halsey has been one of the most recognizable faces in the ...

The first of three men to have been convicted in the drive-by shooting death of Gumdel Gilo in 2023 has been sentenced to prison. Manamany Omot Abella, 25, was sentenced in Mower County District Court ...

Mark Harber was once one of the youngest players on the team on the amateur baseball scene, and now he’s one of the veteran leaders. Harber, who started playing with the Austin Blue Sox in 2007, is ...