Steele County

The Steele County Courthouse was flooded by a broken water pipe on Tuesday, sending many employees home and canceling hearings. Investigators are trying to figure out if it was due to the cold or if there was another reason the pipe burst...

The Kernel Restaurant in Owatonna has made the list for the Most Minnesota Nice Restaurants, posted on the Only in Your State website. The Kernel is one of my favorite restaurants to go to. They have a great menu, with specials every day...

There are a few fundraising events coming up as Southern Minnesota fights back against cancer. It's the 33rd annual Geneva Cancer Auction coming up the weekends of January 13 and 14 and January 20 and 21. The Friday night sessions at the Geneva Bar and Grill start at 7PM and the Saturday auctions begin at 2PM...

Steve Groening brings the KOBK news for November and December 1916. In discussion: Louis H. Sullivan presents building proposals for a new high school, Owatonna votes Republican in elections, $20,000 in bonds for a new bridge on Bridge Street passes, Steele County National Guard soldiers are allowed to vote absentee, 10 acres set aside from the county farm for the Steele County Fairgrounds, and Ch

Anyone passing through Steele Center probably notices the one building standing there, an old garage. Through old newspaper accounts I learned that it was more than a repair shop. It also served as a new car dealership for Plymouths and Dodges...

The holiday season really brings out the best in people, we start to think more about where we can help others, and where we can donate money and needed items. I have seen several posts on what to donate to the Food Shelves around our country, and I thought I should go right to the source, the Steele County Food Shelf, to find out what is needed locally...

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...