Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, January 12th, all Owatonna schools district buildings will require those who enter to be wearing a mask for the next two weeks.
If you like beer, locally made beer is even better, and enjoy taking in the sights and feels of all four seasons, including winter here in Minnesota, Wednesday's might just become your new favorite day in January.
So fittingly, just 3 days before Christmas, we celebrate the Hope Creamery opening its state-of-the-art building, which is still used today, as many folks work on perfecting their Christmas cookies, with Hope butter, of course, just days before the holiday.
No trip to downtown Owatonna is complete without a stop at Costas Candies, and until this past weekend, people have been incomplete as Costas was and still is in the midst of a remodel.
The holiday season is upon us, and I couldn't be more grateful; however, we must not let our guard down. The American Red Cross is begging for help amid an emergency blood shortage.
Well, our former adoptable animal friend Dutton is back at the Steele County Humane Society, through no fault of his own, and is once again patiently waiting for his forever home.