blooming prairie

The Blooming Prairie Chamber and the 4th of July committee extend a big thanks to those who purchased 150th anniversary buttons to help fund this past holiday's festivities. Time to get out your buttons and see if you're the winner. Winners of 50 Blooming Prairie bucks are numbers: 1080, 1097, 45, 1098 Winners of 100 Blooming Prairie bucks are numbers: 500, 819, 1000 I wonder what the odds are of

The Blooming Prairie Lions will once again be a part in the promoting of the Gopher 50 this Saturday, July 8, at Deer Creek Speedway, south of Rochester on Highway 63. In the World of Outlaws Late Models a prize of $10,000 will be at stake with $2,000 for the USRA Modifieds...

It's been a busy weekend so far as Blooming Prairie not only celebrates the 4th of July but also their 150th. Sunday there was a good size Kiddie Parade followed by a picnic and group photo. Some estimates say close to 1,000 people showed up for Sunday's events...

The Blooming Prairie Boys and Girls Club announced Tuesday that it would discontinue its relationship with the Rochester Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club. Effective September 5, the club will be known as the Blooming Prairie Youth Club. This Saturday the club will have a fundraiser to help kick off the 150th anniversary of Blooming Prairie...

A number of area high schools will be holding graduation ceremonies this weekend. The Owatonna CHOICE Technical Academy will hold ceremonies on Saturday, June 3, at 1PM at the Pillsbury Campus Library. The student speakers for the Owatonna High School graduation have been announced...

Blooming Prairie's citywide garage sale will be Saturday, May 13, starting at 8AM. The deadline to sign up is almost here. Thursday, May 4, is the sign-up date if you want your sale included in the promotion. Stop by US Bank to sign up -- $10 will get your name on the map along with official garage sale signs, balloons and advertising...

With the 2016/2017 school year coming to and end in another month, we launched a fun poll two weeks ago to see which school had the most school pride and thought their mascot was the absolute best in Southeast Minnesota!

Melissa Ann Law, 35 from Jordan (35 miles southwest of Minneapolis), is facing two counts of assault on a peace officer, along with fleeing from the officer.

The Blooming Prairie Cancer Group has a couple of events scheduled to help the fight against cancer. Thursday, April 6, there will be 25 Ham Bingo games at the Pizza Cellar in Blooming Prairie. The fun starts at 7PM with 25 hams to be awarded to the winners...

The Blooming Prairie Education Foundation will host their fundraising auctions this Saturday, March 25, at the Pizza Cellar/Cue Company. The silent auction, which begins at 3PM, will feature a number of items created by Blooming Prairie students...