downtown owatonna

Owner Tanya Henson ends her video by simply stating, "Once again thank you for supporting us, and for allowing us to do what we love, but this is where we are going to take our bow."

No trip to downtown Owatonna is complete without a stop at Costas Candies, and until this past weekend, people have been incomplete as Costas was and still is in the midst of a remodel.

According to my social media feed last night, before the Stay at Home Executive Order from Gov. Walz was set to go into effect, people were cruising main. And, were they ever!

The grand prize winner of the first retail challenge offered by MainStreet Owatonna is Joyce Weese. Weese will receive nearly $30,000 worth of incentives from the local business community. She will also receive a $20,000 grant from the Owatonna Economic Development Authority that will be used for items such as fixtures and retail operating equipment...

Melanie Sunnarborg of the Owatonna MainStreet program was a guest on AM 1390's Talk of the Town. She offered further details on the Retail Challenge being offered. The winner of the retail challenge will receive an incentive package of up to $30,000...