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The Blooming Prairie Cancer Group will hold their Cruise For Cancer on Saturday, June 25. Registration will be from 9-10:15AM at J and H Liquors with the ride beginning at 10:30AM. Registration fee is $15 and cars are welcome as well as motorcycles...

Towns and cities near and far pay tribute to our brave men and women who have and are serving our country. A nice way to say "thank you." Each veteran memorial is so different and impressive. KRFO/Kat Kountry's Account Exec Rich Will was in Arlington, Minn...

The Blooming Prairie VFW, American Legion, Auxiliaries and Sons of American Legion have all come together and have begun a fund to honor all veterans by building a veterans memorial in Blooming Prairie. The site was donated by the Blooming Prairie Serviceman's Club and will be built on a portion of their land on Fourth Street Northeast ...

May 30 marks the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, remembering our fallen soldiers. In Blooming Prairie, the VFW, American Legion and Auxiliaries held their program in the Serviceman's Club Liberty Room. The first award went to Marissa Larson, daughter of Jeff and Tammy Larson, for Voice of Democracy that is open to grades 9-12...

The Steele County Historical Society is awarding three local businesses with the 2016 Historic Preservation Awards during Preservation Month. They received nominations in April and toured them in May, awarding local businesses who preserve architectural and cultural heritage...

Area towns are remembering our fallen veterans. In Owatonna, at 9:30AM Monday, May 30, the American Legion and VFW parade begins on School Street, going south on Elm Avenue to the Four Seasons Center on the Steele County Fairgrounds by 10:30AM for the Memorial Day program...

The first Depression Awareness 5K run will take place Saturday, May 21, in Blooming Prairie. It will be run in memory and honor of Alex Jorgenson, who was a suicide victim. High school sophomore Rylee Fawver said the idea came about as the result of a history final project...

The Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Libraries have a variety of events throughout the summer for all ages. Beginning Monday, June 6: Blooming Prairie Summer Reading Program from 10AM to noon then Storytime meets on Tuesdays at 10:30AM. Owatonna's will start on Wednesday, June 8 from 3-6PM and Storytime will meet on Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30AM...

Murals are paintings that will transform a blank wall into a piece of art for many to enjoy. Mostly they are found outside, but sometimes inside buildings, too. Murals may tell a story or may be about school and city pride. Murals can also be a welcoming sign...

First-year head Medford softball coach Alyssa Strunk would like to see her cousin Elly Strunk of Blooming Prairie pitch well on Monday, just not too well.