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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 another school year coming to and end in another month, we launched a fun poll 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...

The Stix of Fury, based in Blooming Prairie, will host a fundraising pancake breakfast and silent auction on Sunday, February 26, from 9AM to noon. Pancakes, sausage, ham, eggs and muffins and beverage will be served for a donation at the Pizza Cellar in Blooming Prairie...

There will be a couple of fundraisers in Blooming Prairie this weekend. Both involve food. Friday, February 24, the Blooming Prairie Cancer Group will host a Soup and Pickled Challenge. A donation at the door of the Cue Company in Blooming Prairie will enable you to sample 10 local soups along with pickled food...

SMART Transit recently announced that all veterans may ride the city route buses free of charge in their four hub cities of Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna and Waseca. Veterans will need to show a military ID in order to take advantage of this offer...

The auctioning off of their furnishings of the closed Blooming Prairie Masonic Lodge will be Saturday, January 7, starting at 10AM. The auction was originally scheduled for December but called off due to the frigid conditions. The lodge is across the street from the Senior Center...