I grew up on a farm outside Little Falls, WI. Bet you didn't know there was such a place. I've got 40 years in the radio business now. I married an Ellendale gal and that's how I wound up here. Forgive me, but I'm still a diehard Packer/ Badger fan.
Loren Hart
How Not To Name a Child
I'm certainly past the days of picking out baby names. What brings this subject up is that I was talking with a lady who years ago had announced she was going to name her son Brian Scott Last Name. A person pointed out that he might be referred to as B...
Poison Hemlock Detected in Southeastern Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is warning residents of the dangers of poison hemlock. This weed has been detected in Southeastern Minnesota in the St. Charles and Lanesboro areas and could possibly be elsewhere in the area. The Ag Department encourages people to use precaution when handling and not to ingest any part of the plant...
Minnesota Governor’s Residence Open for Tours
The dates have been announced as to when the governor's home will be open for public tours. The first date is Tuesday, June 13. Other dates you may tour his home are June 27, July 11, and 25, and August 8 and 22 from 10:30AM to noon. Tours are set up to begin every 10 minutes...
Making End of Life Choices
Honoring Choices Minnesota is working on implementing an advanced care planning program in Faribault and Owatonna. The name advanced care planning pretty well sums it all up, a series of directives issued by you should that time come. It can be as detailed a plan as you wish...
Southern Minnesota Road Construction Update
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...
Smokin’ in Steele BBQ and Blues Fest is this Weekend in Owatonna
The Smokin' in Steele BBQ and Blues Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend at the Steele County Fairgrounds. The fest serves as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota.
The food vendors will open their stands at 11AM on both Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3...
Loren’s Giving a Speling Teste
Google seems to keep track of everything we do on the web. They've just released a list of words most often misspelled in all 50 states. They gathered up the data on the word search for in terms of correct spelling in each of our states. In Minnesota we seem to have problems knowing how to spell "beautiful...
Minnesota Ag Department Sets Gypsy Moth Traps
A number of years ago I noticed a cardboard sort of a trap attached to a tree in my ditch. I left it alone and assumed it was perhaps part of the neighbor kid's science project. I later figured out it was actually a gypsy moth trap.
The gypsy moth has slowly been making its way westward from the East Coast...
Minnesota Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Underway
Minnesotans, make sure you buckle up. Many law enforcement agencies, including the Steele County Sheriff's Office along with the Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Police Departments, are taking part. The stepped up enforcement is underway now through June 4...
Auction Savings Up To 60% Off
Our Seize the Deal Auction is underway with savings up to 60 percent. Check out the items as they are most timely.
An adult season pass to Brooktree Golf Course with a value of $565. A bid of as little as $225 could make it yours.
If you have a high school graduate that's going on to college and he or she plays a musical instrument, we have a $500 gift certificate to Tone Music in Owatonna...
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