kids activities

Do you have this in your backyard just waiting to injure your child or their friends? We used to.

Here are 7 ideas to keep the kids busy and learning over the summer.

Youth 1st of Owatonna has wrapped up its fourth year of working with the Owatonna Parks and Recreation youth football program. Nine teams from Owatonna and Medford were honored for their sportsmanship and will get a chance to be recognized during an upcoming Minnesota State University-Mankato football game.

Happy hump-day Tuesday! With the annual four-day weekend ahead due to the state-wide teacher conferences, there's still time to plan a nice trip without going to far from Owatonna. When our kids were in elementary school, and it was still officially known as MEA weekend, we made a few trips up north

Grab your bicycle, a helmet and a partner to participate in the Amazing CultuRace during Saturday's multi-cultural outdoor festival. The 19th annual CulturFest is a day-long event September 23 at Wilson Elementary School at 325 Meadow Lane in Owatonna.

The longest day of the year has come and gone. Let the countdown to high school football begin.