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A Look Back: Dale ‘Red’ Jackson, ‘Faribault’s Lindy,’ Rice County
Fun fact: A Faribault native once set a flight endurance record, spending 17 ½ days in the air. Dale “Red” Jackson, sometimes called “Faribault’s Lindy,” a reference to Charles Lindbergh, spent 17 ½ days circling the air above St...
Update: 2 Seriously Injured in Explosion at McNeilus in Dodge Center
Update: Two employees were airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, two others were treated at St. Marys in Rochester, and two more sustained minor injuries after a paint building exploded about 10:30AM at McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing in Dodge Center, according to the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
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A Look Back: KOBK News for January-February 1917, Steele County
Steve Groening presents the KOBK news for January-February 1917. On topic are the celebrations surrounding the return of Steele County’s Company I from Mexico, a report on the absentee rate at rural schools, and the fate of a proposed packing plant intended for Owatonna...
A Look Back: 1910 History of Rice and Steele Counties
Sue Garwood explains the types of information found in the 1910 History of Rice and Steele Counties, a reference book in the Rice County Historical Society’s collection. The book also is available online through the Library of Congress.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: November-December 1916 KOBK News, Steele County
Steve Groening brings the KOBK news for November and December 1916. In discussion: Louis H. Sullivan presents building proposals for a new high school, Owatonna votes Republican in elections, $20,000 in bonds for a new bridge on Bridge Street passes, Steele County National Guard soldiers are allowed to vote absentee, 10 acres set aside from the county farm for the Steele County Fairgrounds, and Ch
A Look Back: How to Make a Traditional Christmas Fruit Centerpiece, Rice County
Sharon Jensen demonstrates how to create a traditional holiday sugared fruit centerpiece at the Alexander Faribault House in Faribault using apples, a pineapple, evergreen and roses.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: Soldiers’ Letters from World War I, Steele County
June Voss shares snippets of soldiers’ letters home during World War I. The letters will be part of an exhibit at the Steele County Historical Society titled “The Great War, Over Here, Over There,” which opens in April 2017.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: Sanborn Insurance Maps, Rice County
Sue Garwood demonstrates how to use and understand Sanborn Insurance Maps, which are on display at the Rice County Historical Society Museum. These maps include details including where doors and windows were on buildings, what style roof they had, and what materials they were built from...
A Look Back: Steele County Survives Y2K
Johnnie Jaeger recounts worries and preparations surrounding Y2K in Owatonna and Steele County, including a community celebration in Medford and extra police patrols in other communities.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...
A Look Back: James Woodward Strong, First Carleton College President, Rice County
Sue Garwood with the Rice County Historical Society tells the story of how James Woodward Strong became the first president of Carleton College in Northfield.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...