Steele County Times
In what was a brief session for the Steele County Board of Commissioners on March 26, the board awarded a contract for the reconstruction efforts of CSAH 12.
“As you see, we received very favorable bids on the project,” County Engineer Greg Ilkka said of the matter. “We are recommending to award...
On Thursday night, Steele County residents packed into the Little Theatre of Owatonna to see a live performance of famed Minnesota humorist, author, voice actor, and radio personality Garrison Keillor. There was a meet and greet with Keillor at the historic Dunnell House in Owatonna prior to the...
The Office of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota is currently accepting submissions for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition from high school students in Minnesota’s First Congressional District.
The winning submission will hang in the U.S. Capitol Complex for a year, and the winner will earn a...
The Crisis Resource Center of Steele County offers unquestionably valuable services to those within the community, and during its 18th Annual Healing the Hearts of Our Children Luncheon on March 26 this fact was made apparent by Leigh Block, the guest speaker.
Block used her past tragedies to...
Calculators were buzzing as bids were tabulated last Saturday night at the 16th Annual Blooming Prairie Education Foundation staged at the Cue Company and Pizza Cellar.
Preliminary totals revealed earnings of $76,500 for the 2019 auctions, which ranks as the third highest total in the history of...
It proved to be a treacherous recovery effort under the fast moving currents of the Straight River that even put the lives of rescuers into danger.
On March 25, dozens of emergency rescuers from two counties converged on the Straight River south of Owatonna to recover the body of a driver who went...
The Steele County Historical Society will host the annual Gopher State Archeological Society show on Saturday, March 30. This is the fifth year for the show at the SCHS and it has grown to become the largest artifact show in the region. This event is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and...
When James A. Bowey was first starting out as a photojournalist, he found himself covering the war in Bosnia. The war lasted between 1992 and 1995.
He recalls a time when he and his driver were out scouting the destroyed ruins and came upon an abandoned school, which had been repurposed as a...
One of the more unusual items that has become a big hit at the BP Education Foundation Auction in recent years is a Favorite Things Brunch.
“This is a great item we have, but it is misunderstood by many people,” said Julie Noble, president of the foundation.
To get to the bottom of making it more...
The emotional and disturbing story of a toddler found in the middle of sex trafficking and murdered and eventually dumped in a ditch outside of Blooming Prairie is tugging at the hearts of the community as a local pastor and police chief are reaching out to help the family.
Pastor Heidi Heimgartner...
