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SCHS event explores consequences of institutionalization on children
No single account can adequately capture the reality of the Minnesota State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children, housing more than 10,000 children over a period of 60 years. Where some suffered, others flourished. Even those that emerged relatively unscathed carried the effects of their institutionalization for years to come. The Steele County Historical Society's (SCHS) latest community event examined the story of the institution, from its lofty ambitions...
Bethlehem Academy's Section 1A softball reign comes to an early end
In the postseason it’s all about the little things. It’s about running the bases, it’s about fielding, it’s about getting good pitching and pairing it with timely batting. It’s about a little bit of luck and a whole bunch of leaning on everything you’ve learned in all the months leading up to that moment. On the whole it should be said that Lewiston-Altura played better than Bethlehem Academy on Wednesday afternoon, a big part of the reason why the Cardinals found themselves trailing 7-0 in...
City councilors 'not giving up' on ice skating in park
Faribault city councilors are moving ahead with part of the plans for a new park downtown, while still debating what to name it and what a scaled down ice skating feature might look like. There were no official votes taken at a council workshop Tuesday evening, but there was consensus to seek some preliminary ideas and cost estimates on an alternative skating amenity. And the majority of councilors expressed support for giving the park a name of Viaduct Park. ...
International chef bringing fresh bread to farmers market
The Owatonna Farmers Market specializes in connecting shoppers with hyper-local goods, but Haydee Magaly Segura Adame has crossed the globe on her way there. The international chef began selling baked goods at the farmers market last summer, not long after moving to Owatonna. Her path here was anything but direct. Adame’s career began in her...
BREAKING NEWS: Two pedestrians injured in hit and run crash
Owatonna Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash that injured a woman holding a 2-year-old child Tuesday night. The crash happened at North Oak Avenue and Rose Street around 9:07 p.m. Police said the driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
Falcon tennis closes season at Section 1AA Sub-Section individual tournament
With the team season wrapped up, Faribault Falcons boys tennis players entered their last week of play for the 2024 season, as they closed the year out at the Section 1AA Sub-Section individual tournament at Rochester Mayo High School. Each team gets two singles players and two doubles teams to compete, so the Falcons were represented by singles player Carsen Kramer and Miles Leopold, top doubles pairing of Adam and Ben Diaz-Coons and a doubles pairing of Nelson Landrau-Ortiz and Colin Haefs. ...
OHS senior killed in crash ahead of graduation
The Owatonna community is in mourning following a three-vehicle crash involving a State Patrol squad in Rochester on Saturday. According to police, 18-year-old Olivia Flores, a senior at Owatonna High School, died from her injuries Sunday. The crash happened outside of Apache Mall at Memorial Parkway SW and 12th Street SW, police said.
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