Organizers behind the Blair Lawhead Celebration of Music has revealed this year’s guest musician. The concert, which will take place at 4 p.m. on Aug. 24, and will feature cellist Alan Snow. The ...

John Anthony Baldus, 60, Austin, was sentenced to one year supervised probation and fined $400 for gross misdemeanor DWI-operate a motor vehicle-alcohol concentration of .08 within two hours. He must ...

The Mower County Historical Society will host its next Lunchbox History event at noon on July 24 in the Pioneer Building with ...

S.A.I.L- Balance and Strength, 9 a.m.        Blood Pressure Checks, 9 a.m.      Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Ping Pong, 9:30 a.m.         Tai Chi, 10 a.m. Line ...

Tuesday results First place, Dave Ring and Jim Fisher Second place, Paul Hanson and Ron Peters Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Third place, Theresa Baldus and Barb ...

On Monday night, the Austin Public Schools Board approved unanimously a two-question referendum regarding upgrades across the school’s facilities in a number of different areas. The board has been ...

Thumbs up for adding housing. On Wednesday, the latest house to have been constructed through a collaboration between Riverland Community College and the Austin MN Housing & Redevelopment Authority ...

Friends and Neighbors, Over the past few weeks, I have been out in the community hearing directly from many of you. I always appreciate your questions, concerns, and insights. A key topic of ...

By Tim Ruzek “Uff Da” was proclaimed weekly for nearly a decade in the Austin Daily Herald. This Norwegian expression was the ...

Recently, my 90-year-old mother and I were on a cross country trip and became lost in your beautiful city. Fortunately, I saw ...

It would be fair to say that I am a raving mad loonie when it comes to scissors.  To explain this conduct, allow me to ask this: who among us has not had the frustrating experience of trying to cut ...

By Dana Ferguson Former state Sen. Scott Jensen announced Thursday that he’s launching another bid for Minnesota governor. The Republican and family physician said he’s running again to “restore the ...