Todd Hale

They are known as “Team Lewison.” Team Lewison consists of Hannah and Grace Lewison, daughters of Brad and Tammy Lewison of Owatonna.

When I came to Owatonna, my friend Don Larson was the General Manager of Steele-Waseca Co-Op Electric. He demanded excellence from his employees and from the company.

As I drive north on Interstate 35, I can’t say that I’ve ever realized or wondered why the road is split just north of Faribault.

As the headline read in the Jan. 20 Owatonna People’s Press, it looks like the “Curtain’s Coming Down” on the State Theater.

Darryl Hill, coordinator of the annual Christmas Bird Count, reports that a new record was set this year in number of counters.

Thanks to the generosity of you folks here in Steele County, the Toys For Tots campaign during this past Christmas season experienced another successful season and brought Christmas happiness to 638 f

For 35 years, Carole Grooters Veencamp Nilsson taught English and writing at Owatonna High School.

This next year, 2012, marks the 40th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The Ambassadors were formed in March of 1972 as a welcoming arm of the Owatonna Chamber of Commerce.

The National Transportation and Safety Board made a final determination as to the cause of the crash of a corporate jet at the Owatonna airport on July 31, 2008.

One of the most stirring and meaningful Christmas displays I remember is the pageant that was staged at Rose Norby’s barn, which was located on the west end of Ellendale, right on Highway 30.