Featured News
Spam Museum moving
AUSTIN — The Spam Museum will be closed for more than a year while plans for its new location move forward. A Hormel Foods Corp. spokesman ...
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Arts & Culture
Acrobats close out season
AUSTIN — Through acrobatics and a big performance, the Austin Artist Series capped off its 70th season Monday night, and series volunteers say they’re hoping ...
by Trey Mewes, Saturday, May 17, 2014 9:00 am
Progress 2014
The next level of education: Meet Pamela Tranby
Pamela Tranby has been busy. She’s no stranger to hard work at Riverland Community College. The longtime-biology instructor was a vice president at Riverland from 1998 ...
by Trey Mewes, Friday, May 16, 2014 3:24 pm
Featured News
Hormel announces move of Spam Museum in Austin
AUSTIN — It’s official: The Spam Museum is moving. Hormel Foods Corp. officials announced Tuesday that Austin’s biggest tourism attraction will move to downtown Austin and ...
by Trey Mewes, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:50 am
Featured News
Spam Museum likely to relocate in downtown Austin
AUSTIN — The Spam Museum seems to be headed downtown. Multiple sources confirm Hormel Foods Corp. is in the final stages of a deal to ...
by Trey Mewes, Saturday, May 10, 2014 7:00 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Hayward man pleads no contest to charges of abusing children
AUSTIN — A Hayward man reached a plea agreement Monday to assault charges involving a 17-month old and a 4-year-old in Mower County District Court.
by Trey Mewes, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:09 am
Featured News
Austin to create gravel roads to help businesses affected by Main St. closure
AUSTIN — North Main Street may be shut down for several months, but the city is taking steps to ensure businesses won’t be. City staff ...
by Trey Mewes, Saturday, April 26, 2014 3:54 pm
Business
Hormel Institute ready to bid out expansion; to start in May
AUSTIN — The Hormel Institute is beginning to put out bids for its upcoming $27 million expansion, with a groundbreaking set for next month.
by Trey Mewes, Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:08 am
News
Austin City Council in no hurry on logo
AUSTIN -— The Austin City Council is letting its city logo issues die off. The council informally decided during its Monday work session to not pursue ...
by Trey Mewes, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 9:28 am
Featured News
Austin City Council mulls going to paperless agendas
AUSTIN — The Austin City Council will discuss the next step in its city administrator search as well as switching to paperless council agendas at ...
by Trey Mewes, Monday, April 21, 2014 11:38 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Woman pleads not guilty to child porn
AUSTIN — An Austin woman pleaded not guilty in Mower County District Court Thursday to charges that she helped produce child pornography.
by Trey Mewes, Friday, April 18, 2014 10:35 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Austin woman charged for pushing elderly woman down stairs, taking meds
AUSTIN — An Austin woman accused of pushing an elderly woman down the stairs and stealing medication pleaded not guilty to related charges Wednesday in ...
by Trey Mewes, Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:24 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Man accused of driving go-kart while drunk
AUSTIN — A 25-year-old Austin man is in jail after trying to drive a child-size go-kart while drunk early Sunday in northeast Austin.
by Trey Mewes, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 10:45 am
Featured News
Big steps help save little babies
AUSTIN — Hundreds of people gathered at the Holiday Inn in Austin Saturday to take big steps for little infants. The annual March for Babies raised ...
by Trey Mewes, Monday, April 14, 2014 10:38 am
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