Stewartville News

The Old Fashioned 4th of July in Blooming Prairie was a family affair, bringing in kin from as close as Hayfield, Minn., and as far way as Texas and Arizona.

Dear Answer Man, Mayo nurses wear variously colored "scrubs." Can you crack the code of what the different colors mean? I assume they're color-coded. -- Hospital Visitor They're indeed color-coded by work areas at Mayo.

It was about 6 p.m. Friday when security officers at Wal-Mart North in Rochester saw a man put video games and accessorcies into his shopping cart, walk to the fabric area and hide the items in a bag.

Burglary, theft and sexual assault charges have been filed against a Stewartville man in connection with incidents that occurred in January and March.

STEWARTVILLE After a week of doing things she had never thought imaginable, Lexy Bender of Mandan, N.D., emerged from her week at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch in Stewartville with a new confidence about what she could accomplish, said her sister, Cindy Bender.

A woman who coordinated booster club activities for the Rochester Youth Hockey Association now is accused of taking more than $36,000 of the funds for her personal use.

There are those fathers who would just as soon not run a marathon during Father's Day weekend.

The Glenville-Emmons American Legion baseball team was limited to just three hits in a 10-0 loss to Stewartville Thursday in Stewartville.

Rumors that Fareway has backed out of coming to Fairmont are untrue, according to the grocery chain's chief executive officer.

Couple: Nathan Holubar and Nichole Meisch Parents: Jean and Scott Holubar of Stewartville, Linda Meisch of Lewiston, and the late Phil Meisch.

STEWARTVILLE -- The funeral for Ernest H. Ottjes, 87, of rural Stewartville will be at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, June 9, at Sumner Center United Methodist Church in rural Racine, with Rev.

More than 300 people attended a meeting in Stewartville last night, to voice their concerns about the proposed "southern rail corridor." Many of those on hand are opposed to a rail bypass that could cut through farmland and other residents' property.

With GM looking to close more than 26-hundred dealerships nationwide many local dealers are wondering if they're going to be on the list.

ROCHESTER -- A graveside committal service will be held at 11 a.m. June 12 for Marion Elizabeth Kennedy of Minneapolis, formerly of Rochester, at St.

OWATONNA a ' The Aces got the bats going Friday night at Fuller Field. Owatonna defeated Stewartville-Racine 18-1. The Aces failed to score in the first, but put up two runs in the second and five runs in the both the third and fourth inning.

A 2-year-old boy is now the fifth person -- including his mother -- who were killed in a collision in Olmsted County that is being blamed on a driver who told police that he knew he was too drunk to drive, authorities say.

Stewartville High School's graduation is at 7 p.m. Friday in the high school gym.

Stewartville High School seniors will bid farewell to their high school days today.

STEWARTVILLE -- The funeral for Marion E. Sexton will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester.

A 19-year-old man who joined with friends in vandalizing the property of a Stewartville family more than two years ago said he was sorry.