blooming prairie

One of the first-time performers at this year's Steele County Free Fair will be Walter's Wheelhouse. They'll be performing Tuesday night of the fair on the KRFO/Kat Kountry 105 stage at 5:45PM. The band was started by Blooming Prairie native Janelle Kendall...

Flags are now on sale for the Field of Flags that will go up on August 27 during the Paint Blooming Prairie Pink event. The flags will remain up until after the cancer auction, which will be September 9 and 10. Flags are $10 and available by contacting Cheri at (507) 438-6895 or any member of the Blooming Prairie Cancer group...

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency now has free pollinator seed packages available in municipal utility communities. The seeds are to create monarch butterfly and other pollinators habitat. The U.S. has seen an estimated 90 percent decrease in butterfly populations...

The American Red Cross will be having blood drives in the local area this month. The Red Cross is urging eligible donors to give, all blood types are needed. Blood donations in the summer results in fewer donations. Donations of blood will go to help those going through cancer treatment or involved in accidents...

Our area did see quite a bit of rain last night with some wind gusts as we were in a severe thunderstorm warning. Blooming Prairie was part of two severe thunderstorm warnings and was in the storm's path about 8:20 and a half-hour later at 8:50PM...

The weather was perfect all weekend long for Blooming Prairie's Old Fashioned Fourth of July. Here's a few pictures of some of the happenings from this past weekend.

The Blooming Prairie 4th of July celebration kicks off Saturday night, July 2, with the street dance downtown. The Blue Ringers will be playing from 8PM to midnight. Some of the highlights on Sunday include the Pedal Tractor Pull in the city park with sign-up at 4PM...

The sixth annual Rib Fest to benefit the Blooming Prairie Boys and Girls Club will be Saturday, June 25, at the Blooming Prairie Servicemen's Club. Hours will be 3-7PM. There's still room for more competitors. Call the club at (507) 583-6699...

Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Libraries have many events during the summer for all ages. A reminder that the last Thursday of June, July and August will be a book fair. Summer reading programs have started, remember to pick up one or many books...

The Owatonna Fire Department responded to a fire the afternoon of Thursday, June 16, at the Krause Farm, one mile east of Owatonna on the 3000 block of 18th Street Southeast. Commander Travis Ahrens of the Owatonna Fire Department said the fire was in a hay barn that measures 40-by-70 feet...