Owatonna News

OSSEO 'I'm with the band.' The quip, displayed prominently on the back of blue shirts indicating fans of the Owatonna High School Marching Band, was one of pride on Saturday, as the band competed in the 2009 Osseo Band Festival.

Phyllis Hurst, a 2003 OHS grad and a 2002 OHS Homecoming Queen has remained in Owatonna since her graduation, but for two and a half months, ventured a long way from home to Navi Mumbai, India and experienced what she describes as a "life altering" adventure.

Jerry Monson be retired, but he is still obsessed with career-building except this time around, he's not thinking of his own success.

Owatonna Independent School District 761 has announced the following scholarship recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year.

For 36 years, Jim Slifka ran the Medford wrestling room. Slifka spends his time now watching high school and college wrestling from the stands and spending time outdoors.

Owatonna was soggy but intact after the thunderheads rolled out of town on Wednesday.

Want to pay a fine, find out if there has been a string of burglaries in your neighborhood or see if your new neighbor is wanted for theft all without leaving your home or office? These are just a few of the things the re-designed Owatonna Police Department's Web site will be offering.

By WENDY REUER wreuer@owatonna.com OWATONNA - Same idea, but with a different name.

It was 9 p.m. and Maggie Noble had already taken the title as Owaonnta's Junior Miss, but she and her three friends, who also happened to be her fellow contestants, were not ready to give up the stage just yet: The four gave those lingering in the Owatonna Senior High Auditorium a hammy rendition of Sara Bareilles' "Love Song." It was a close race ...

Roofing contractors from out of town went on a door-knocking campaign, trying to convince residents that they needed repairs after a minor hail storm hit town on Wednesday, but they made a serious misstep when they knocked on Building Official Gary Yoder's door.

A Texas man, arrested at the Cabela's in Rogers, is accused of swapping price stickers at stores across the country to buy items for pennies on the dollar--items he went on to resell online.

Charges against an Owatonna man of harming a toddler have been dropped. On June 3, a Steele County District Court judge dismissed the charges of felony assault in the third degree, third-degree assault of a child under four and three counts of felony malicious punishment of a child against Alan Moriarity due to a lack of probable cause.

One of two construction company owners charged with stealing nearly $1 million from subcontractors pleaded guilty Monday.

Firefighters from all around Minnesota are in Owatonna this weekend. It's part of the 134th Annual State Firefighters Convention.

Saturday afternoon, Tim Nelson ran the route one last time . Nelson, Owatonna Firefighter and parade chair for the 134th Annual Minnesota State Fire Department Conference was making sure all was clear for the conference parade to begin.

An Owatonna man has been charged with having sexual conduct with a young boy in his home.

The Bauer home in Owatonna has more medical equipment than some small clinics. Beth Bauer's boys, Alex, 14, and Levi, 13, have myotubluar myopathy.

When computer technicians were working on one Owatonna man's computer, they found what they thought may be child pornography.

By WENDY REUER wreuer@owatonna.com OWATONNA - Two Owatonna men are facing felony charges after allegedly breaking into a home and business on Saturday.

OWATONNA, Minn. - On the morning of her wedding day, Breana Michel stood next to her pastor Rev.