steele county

I'm not any kind of outdoorsman, but I suspect this hole pictured is a ground hog hole. Have any of you noticed more of these holes this fall? I measured off 2/10ths of a mile on the Steele/Freeborn county line and counted 11 of these holes dug right into the edge of the gravel...

Steele County Food Shelf Executive Director Stormy Trom is retiring after 24 years of service to Steele County. The public is invited to a farewell open house on Thursday, December 8, from 3:30-5:30PM at the Steele County Food Shelf. The address is 155 Oakdale St...

Gov. Mark Dayton's office says a federal agency has reversed itself and approved aid for individuals and households in southern Minnesota hit by the heavy rains and flooding in September. Earlier this month, the governor appealed the original decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the individual assistance...

The first nonprofit holiday open house will take place on Wednesday, November 30, from 4:30-7:30PM at the Steele County History Center. Around 20 nonprofits will have displays where you can learn about what they do and how you can help. You will also be given the opportunity to sign up to volunteer...

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...

The Steele County Toys for Tots could still use a few volunteers to help them shop for Christmas toys on Thanksgiving night. It should take about an hour or two. They could also use help with the set-up and distribution of the toys on December 14-17 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna...

Authorities have said five men from southern Minnesota, including one from Faribault, have been arrested for targeting children online for sex. They were caught after chatting online with someone they thought was a 14-year-old girl and also arranging to meet with the girl for sex...

June Voss displays the shovel that broke ground for construction of the new Steele County Historical Society building, and tells how it was built with no taxpayer money. The building is a popular meeting place, and its event rooms are often booked by outside groups...

U.S. Representative, District 1 Jim Hagedorn: Republican, 166,603, 49.59% Tim Walz: Democratic-Farmer-Labor: 169,116, 50.33% State Senator, District 24 John Jasinski: Republican, 21,885, 58.52% Vicki Jensen: Democratic-Farmer-Labor, 15,462, 41...

On Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency of FEMA denied individual assistance to individuals and households in our area that were seriously affected by heavy rainstorms and flooding on September 21 and 22. Gov. Mark Dayton has announced that he will formally appeal that decision...