Steele County Times
The Steele County Sheriff confirms that a body was found in a ditch north ofBlooming Prairie Friday night.Sheriff Lon Thiele said his office is actively working a death investigation regardinga body found in a ditch along U.S. Highway 218 north of Blooming Prairie. Theincident was reported before...
The spring flooding has forced the Steele County History Center in Owatonna to close for today.
Underground flooding has affected office space and a conference area in the center. However, the exhibit hall, gift shop and Wenger Room appear to be okay at this time.
The Times will have more on this...
Chris Norbury’s first novel won awards. To celebrate the release of his second, he kicked off his book signing tour in Owatonna, where he has lived for nearly 20 years.
The official book launch celebration was held at Central Park Coffee in Owatonna on Feb. 28. Norbury also held a book signing at...
“I feel great,” Ray Scovill said while celebrating his graduation from the Steele-Waseca Drug Court.
Originally booked on a third-degree narcotic sale charge, Scovill was required to serve 39 months in prison. Instead he is now clean and sober, has a job, got his GED, and is a contributing member...
It has taken unselfish donations from individuals and from Blooming Prairie area businesses to make the BP Veterans Memorial a reality.
Tom Peterson, chairman of the BP Veterans Memorial, has made another announcement as to another family in-kind donation to the project.
The Memorial is located...
Steele County has one more building than most anybody, even county officials, realized.
When a longtime substance abuse recovery operation notified Steele County that it was planning to move elsewhere from a building in the West Hills campus of Owatonna, county officials were caught off guard...
This year marked the 100th anniversary of the Owatonna Business Women, and Jane Elsner was given the distinction of being named the Woman of Achievement during its 47th annual ceremony.
Elsner was all smiles as she humbly received her award at the end of the night’s celebration March 8 at Torrey’s...
Residents of Steele and Dodge counties finally got what they have long hoped for.
Last week Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that included language ensuring that the funds to upgrade U.S. Highway 14 from Owatonna to Dodge Center will be available in 2019.
Although funding for the 12-1/2 mile stretch of...
Blooming Prairie’s new city administrator Andrew Langholz is right where he wants to be.
Langholz, who started on Feb. 4, comes to BP with the experience the city was looking for, according his predecessor Mike Jones.
“Everything has been moving along excellently,” Jones said. “I think we made the...
SAINT PAUL — Medford’s
Charley Elwood couldn’t contain his excitement after winning the 113-pound Class A state championship on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. So he took a victory lap around the backstage corridor area.
“It was just a little walk to let it soak in,” he said moments after defeating...
