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Rebel boys golf their way to second place
The United South Central boys golf team took second place at the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panther Invitational Golf Meet on Monday, May 20, at the Lakeside Golf Course in Waseca. The Rebels had a team score of 327. In first place was Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton with 319. Taking third place was Waseca with...
Military service provided travel and taught respect to grand marshal
A year after graduating from Faribault High School in 1953, Wayne Winjum joined the United States Army Reserves and then put in for active duty with hopes of using the GI Bill to pay for his college education. A lifetime area resident, Winjum’s military experience began with his basic training at Fort Leonard Wood near the Ozark in Missouri. “After eight weeks there, I went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma to...
Morristown joins Faribault in honoring veterans with street banners
Some veterans have declined to be on Hometown Heroes banners due to fears from past experiences with antiwar protestors following Vietnam. But local veterans working on programs honoring veterans in Faribault and now in Morristown said these sentiments have mostly…
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...
Owatonna lacrosse teams clinch Big 9 titles with victories over Mankato
Ever since the sport of lacrosse was introduced to the Big 9 Conference back in 2016, it’d be rather difficult to find another school that’s been a powerhouse in both boys and girls lacrosse like the Owatonna Huskies have. Thanks to respective wins over Mankato on Thursday, the boys and girls team claimed their thrones as 2024 Big 9 team champions. This marks the girls’ sixth total Big 9 title...
BEA boys fifth, girls sixth at Waseca
The Blue Earth Area track teams participated in the seven-team Waseca Invitational on Thursday, May 16. The host Bluejays topped Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton by one and a half points to capture the title for the boys. Waseca totaled 143 points to JWP’s 141.5. New Ulm was third with 122 points, St. James came in fourth with 106, BEA finished fifth with 67, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown placed sixth with 53.5 and Kasson-Mantorville was seventh with 40.
Buc girls win NRHEG meet
It was another victory for the Blue Earth Area girls golf team when they traveled to Waseca on Monday, May 20, to compete in the 11-team New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Varsity Golf Invitational. The meet was held at Waseca Lakeside Club. BEA’s winning score of 356 was 38 strokes better than runner-up...
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...
DEAR JACOB: Patty Wetterling shares her story in Owatonna
Seeing a room of people packed into the History Center to hear her story, Patty Wetterling felt a sense of gratitude. “I feel like I owe the world a ‘thank you,’ and they’re thanking me,” she told the People’s Press. “I wouldn’t be alive and functioning without all the wonderful support.” The nationally known child safety advocate visited Owatonna Monday evening to share the story of the lengthy search for...
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