Steele County

The Steele County Toys for Tots program has once again received special recognition. For the second straight year the program has been recognized as a top 20 Local Community Organization in the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation national and regional campaigns...

The Steele County Healthy Seniors will have their fundraising golf tournament on Tuesday, July 11. It's especially important this year as Healthy Seniors made the decision to forego state and federal funding. About $30,000 must be found to make up the difference...

On Tuesday Steele Waseca Co-op Electric (SWCE) held their 81st annual meeting. I have attended a number of SWCE annual meetings and they always have a big crowd! They set up a stage and tables in their home office warehouse and shop. Again this year Hy-Vee from Owatonna was there to grill pork shops and serve the lunch after the annual meeting...

A number of road improvement projects will be starting in June in Steele County, which will affect motorists. Starting Monday, June 5, bridge replacement will begin on CSAH 34 (26th Street Northwest) just about two miles west of Interstate 35...

Each year the Steele County Historical Society presents their preservation award to a  building or property for the efforts in preserving the history of the property. Past winners include St. Joseph Catholic Church, Owatonna Public Utilities, the Alexander home, Lerbergs, West Hills Complex and others...

Sunday, May 7, two new exhibitions will open at the Owatonna Arts Center. There will be an opening reception on that date from 1-5PM. At 2PM, Coda, the keyboard and sax duo of Malcolm and Scott, will perform music from the '30s and '40s along with show tunes...

SHIP stands for Statewide Health Improvement Partnership, and they've teamed up with Steele County Public Health, Owatonna and Medford to present a Bikeable Community Workshop. It'll be May 16 from 9AM to 3PM in the Morehouse Room of Owatonna Public Utilities...

Update: Steele County Emergency Management reports that earlier 911 system issues have been resolved. The fiber optic line is working as it should and 911 is functioning normally. Steele County Emergency Management notes that they might be having problems with the 911 system...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith along with Transportation Commissioner Charlie Zelle announced $23.7 million in grants for needed transit services in nonmetro Minnesota. Recipients of grants in our area include: Three Rivers Community Action, which serves Goodhue, Rice and Wabasha counties - $620,600 Cedar Valley Services of Freeborn, Mower, Steele and Waseca counties - $471,800 ...

The Steele County Corn and Soybean Growers will hold their annual meeting this morning at the VFW in Owatonna. There will be a short business meeting and then the speakers. Lisa Behnken will be there to talk about weed management and resistance; there will be a talk on using the new Round-Up ready 2 Xtend technology...