Oronoco News

Unconditional bail is set at $100,000 for an Oronoco man accused of trying to stab another man who was hosting a wake for a relative.

Drivers who cross state recreational trails in their vehicles are "trail users" and must yield the right-of-way to people on the trail, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

Here's your invitation to the annual Country Breakfast on the Farm this Saturday at Shea Dairy Farm overlooking the little hamlet of Viola.

Oh, Great Answer Man, I have heard from various elderly residents of Olmsted County that initially Marion was the county seat, but in the mid-1800s the county seat was moved to Rochester.

Nice article on Featherstone Farm of which I am a member. After I read it, I had to drive to Rochester on U.S. 52 from Oronoco, and because of the high winds, I noticed the clouds of dust in the air from the farmer's field to the west of the highway.

ORONOCO -- The funeral Mass for Makayla Marie Cradick will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester, with Father Caesar Dralega officiating.

A driver had to be extricated from his car Wednesday morning after it collided with a semitrailer at U.S. 63 and Minnesota Highway 30, near Stewartville.

A 73-year-old Oronoco man will serve a year in jail for sexually abusing two girls over a period of several years.

Mayo Clinic wishes to capitalize on a "historic opportunity" to build a high-speed rail route serving Rochester, Mayo spokesman Chris Gade said.

Lake Zumbro and Lake Shady are still in the legislative running to get funding to improve water quality.

Changes are ahead for Tilly's Tavern, a bar and restaurant well-known to anyone who travels U.S. 52 near Oronoco.

An Oronoco woman who claims she was sexually harassed and abused by a supervisor while working at the Home Depot store in Rochester has taken her claims to civil court.

What most people call a wall cloud is really a roll or shelf cloud and tells a very different story to trained Skywarn storm spotters, Steve Thompson said.

Last October's Autumn Ridge Church medical mission to Kosovo included 10 volunteers, 400 pairs of reading glasses, and eye charts in Albanian.

She was a member of the Oronoco first responders. He was a member of the Pine island fire department.

An Oronoco man with two prior convictions for sexually abusing young children faces new charges in Olmsted District Court.

Pine Island and Oronoco firefighters are mopping up after fire severely damaged a house in rural Oronoco this afternoon.

Olmsted County property owners are reminded to check the yellow page that will accompany their tax statements in next week's mail.

A May 2, 2009, wedding is planned. Rotchadl - Coopman The Free Press Lynn Rotchadl daughter of Doug and Kathy Rotchadl of Oronoco.

Time was when a Boy Scout learned to camp, cook and carve. The times have changed, though, and today's scout is as likely to learn how to fix a computer as pitch a tent.