Editorials

When the dust had finally settled in Minnesota redistricting battle and the five-judge panel announced Tuesday what the new legislative districts will look like for the next 10 years, Steele Countians

We’ve said it before: When it comes to music, Owatonna has talent.

We’re glad that officials with Steele County are thinking outside the box in regards to short-term space shortages within county departments.

City officials should be applauded for finally bringing the curtain down on the old State Theater in Owatonna.

Now this is how government should work.

There are so many things wrong in the ongoing saga of former Owatonna city councilman John Moen that we almost don’t know where to begin or how to catalog them.

Anyone who has ever been involved in Snow Week at Owatonna High School knows that the week is filled with several activities that go beyond the typical secondary school curriculum.

As the romantic whirlwind sweeps across the nation every February 14, it becomes easy to get caught up in the emotionally-charged atmosphere that prevails annually at this time of year.

A very special valentine will be given this year to two families right here in Owatonna — a gift “From the Heart.”

It wasn’t your typical graduation ceremony, with pomp and circumstance and dry speeches about the wonderful future that lies ahead for the graduates. There was no pomp to speak of.