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KRFO Names 2017 Scholar Dollar Recipients
Four Owatonna High School seniors are this year's Scholar Dollar recipients. Ethan DeKam, Britta Gantert, Derek Thada and Grace Valen each received $500 at a Wednesday morning breakfast at Hy-Vee.
KRFO Radio's Scholar Dollar program, in its 25th year, has given more than $63,000 to more than 125 Owatonna students...
A Look Back: KOBK News May-June 1917, Steele County
Steve Groening recounts some of the top 1917 news from May and June. Included are National Guard war recruitment efforts and area support, a lawsuit against a man selling margarine, and Red Cross contributions in Steele, Waseca and Dodge counties rise rapidly...
A Look Back: Sand Art, Rice County
This bottle of sand art was created by Andrew Clemens of Dubuque, Iowa, for Faribault’s Lyman Tuttle, who owned Tuttle Meat Market. Clemens created these masterpieces one grain of sand at a time.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: Restored 1919 Dodge, Steele County
Jerry Ganfield shares some of the history behind this 1919 Dodge now on display at the Steele County Historical Society Museum as part of the Automobiles & Roads exhibit. It went from touring car, to farm truck, back to restored touring car, and is now on display.
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A Look Back: Fleck’s Beer Sign, Rice County
Brian Schmidt discusses the inspiration behind one of the newest pieces of the Rice County Historical Society’s Fleck’s beer collection – a new Fleck’s Beer sign modeled after one that stood in front of the brewery years ago.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
Update: Steele County 911 Issues Resolved
Update: Steele County Emergency Management reports that earlier 911 system issues have been resolved. The fiber optic line is working as it should and 911 is functioning normally.
Steele County Emergency Management notes that they might be having problems with the 911 system...
A Look Back: Vintage Dresses from the Kinyon Family, Steele County
Jerry Ganfield tells us about some of the vintage dresses donated to the Steele County Historical Society by the Kinyon family. The dresses include the wedding gown and mother-of-the-groom dress from Florence Riddell Kinyon’s 1911 wedding, some day dresses from the 1880s, and some 1920s-era flapper dresses...
Southern Minnesota Boasts 2 Teacher of the Year Finalists
Congratulations Southern Minnesota. Your students are well-educated!
Education Minnesota has released the names of the 11 finalists for 2017 Minnesota teacher of the year, and two of them are from Southern Minnesota: Sarah Swan McDonald, a Northfield High School social studies teacher and Scott Noet, and Owatonna Junior High social studies teacher...
A Look Back: 1940s Ticket Machine and Usher’s Coat, Rice County
Brian Schmidt explains how the 1940s ticket machine works and some details behind the usher’s coat on display at the Rice County Historical Society Museum. They both were from the Grand Theatre in Faribault.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: Ernest Winship, Steele County Autos & Roads
Daniel Moeckly gives us a preview of the Steele County Historical Society’s coming Autos and Roads exhibit with a profile of Ernest Winship, a local leader on the Jefferson Highway project and in building engines and chassis.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...