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Details of Austin drive-by shooting murder indictments
(ABC 6 News) – Two men were indicted on 1st-degree murder charges after a deadly shooting that happened in 2023 in Austin. Court documents show 19-year-old Jenup Chop and 29-year-old Cham Oman were originally charged with aiding and abetting 2nd-degree murder after the fatal drive-by shooting of Gumdel Nygare Gilo.
Designed Opportunity: Austin senior puts design skills to the test for district
Austin High School senior Ava Denzer didn’t know what to think last school year, when she was pulled from class and asked to go down to Principal Matt Schmit’s office. For a student who laughingly joked about not knowing where the principals office even was, her thoughts swirled around what might be the issue. “I […] The post Designed Opportunity: Austin senior puts design skills to the test for district appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
An Austin child care center speaks on importance of funding for early childhood education
AUSTIN, Minn.-Earlier this week, Governor Walz announced $6.2 million in grants to expand child care in Minnesota. In Austin, the Austin Community Charitable Fund received $250,000 in grant money from the state. It can be hard for families who are looking for affordable quality child care. For child care centers...
Baseball Game Preview: Randolph Heads Out
Randolph is 4-0 against Blooming Prairie since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Randolph Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverland PTK chapter making broad impacts
Over the years, Riverland Community College has been able to celebrate its success rate for students in a variety of ways. Helping to further highlight those successes are groups like the school’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, Zeta Eta. Recently, the members — Melissa Meouchy, Michael Grabrick, Éser Riewe, Nick Hueper and Afi Adjowui — attended […] The post Riverland PTK chapter making broad impacts appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Austin Area Foundation launches scholarship for STEM education
The Austin Area Foundation and the Science Fair Mentoring Project has partnered in the establishment of the Rick Herreid Science Scholarship. This scholarship will honor the memory of Rick Herreid, who died suddenly in 2019. Herreid worked as a food scientist with Hormel Foods Corporation in the Research and Development department. After retiring, Herreid volunteered […] The post Austin Area Foundation launches scholarship for STEM education appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Good Sam residents frolic with farm animals at mobile petting zoo
Good Sam residents frolic with farm animals at mobile petting zoo on ABC 6 News at 6. (ABC 6 News) – Animals from Hayfield’s Red Barn Learning Farm made a stop at the Good Samaritan Society-Comforcare in Austin today to receive love and pets from the residents at the mobile petting zoo.
United Way of Mower County raises over $1.2 for local non-profits
AUSTIN, Minn. – The annual Community Campaign of the United Way of Mower County (UWMC) fell just short of its goal. UWMC says it raised $1,209,912 million for local non-profit groups. That’s a 3 percent increase from the 2022-23 Community Campaign but they failed to reach their 2023-24 goal of $1,275,000.
Pair of Adams students awarded scholarships
A pair of Adams students have received a $1,000 scholarship through the 2024 Road to Success scholarship by Huseby Insurance of Adams and Grinnell Mutual of Grinnell, Iowa. Southland’s Jessie Hanson and Jonas Wiste are two of 80 recipients of the scholarships based on excellence in the classroom and a safe driving record. Huseby Insurance […] The post Pair of Adams students awarded scholarships appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Stewartville High FFA students drive tractors to school for FFA week
The students hope the parade of tractors through town will inspire the younger kids to pursue a career in agriculture. Stewartville FFA students drive tractors to school to inspire more to enter agriculture. Stewartville FFA students drove tractors to school to inspire more to go into agriculture.
Softball Recap: Stewartville picks up fifth straight win at home
Stewartville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Byron Bears. For Stewartville, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 defeat Byron walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
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