On Monday, the city of Rochester renewed what some might call its "crackdown" on smoking.

ADAMS a ' People in the Adams area are doing their best to help alleviate the hunger in Haiti by raising enough money to donate at least 40,000 meals to the earthquake-stricken country.

The Southland community weighed in this week on the school district's exploration of a four-day school week.

Lillian E. Sebring, 91, Kettle River, died peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Mercy Hospital, Moose Lake.

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Police Report, Feb. 19

Owatonna Hospice Patient Care Fund received the following memorials and donations for the month of January 2010.

This week, Gov. Tim Pawlenty released his proposal to balance the statea TMs immediate $1.2 billion budget shortfall.

An accident southeast of Austin Tuesday left two motorists with minor injuries. The crash occurred at the intersection of 150th Street and 610th Avenue in Adams Township at around 1:50 p.m., according to a sheriffa s department report.

Still in need of a Valentine's gift? Purchase a weekend getaway, tickets to see the Twins in their new stadium, or - for the practical Valentine - two sides of split beef or 100 gallons of gasoline.

I am looking for information on the family of Anna Kloster. She was born on Oct.

Students at Southland Public Schools could be the envy of kids - and the scorn of some parents - everywhere.

Police Report, Feb. 2

Darnell Jones and Stacy Edland, a placement specialist for Minnesota Workforce Development, talk about Jones' search for work during a job skills class at Riverland Community College Tuesday.