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Minnesota permanent school fund amendment vote set for November (opens the original)
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One item up for vote on the Nov. 3 ballot could help bolster educational funding in Minnesota without raising taxes. The Minnesota Permanent School Fund amendment has drawn some interest of late, but lawmakers and the Owatonna school district alike want people to be aware of the opportunity posed by the amendment. The Minnesota Permanent School Fund is a perpetual trust established in 1858 and written into the stateâs constitution intended to help fund education in the state by distributing th
Owatonna FD gives tour of 120-year-old fire station (opens the original)
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The Owatonna Fire Department hosted a tour Friday showcasing its fire station â built in 1906 â that city officials and fire department staff assert lacks available space for living and work operations, has mounting costs of required maintenance and upkeep, and a lack of station alerts. The tour begins in earnest on the top floor with the Emergency Operating Center. The EOCâs intended purpose is relatively straight forward: if the city were to experience a major emergency, the room is wher
‘We had sewage coming through the ceiling’: City starts tours of police station (opens the original)
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The Owatonna Police Department is peeling back the curtain and giving tours of their current facilities. The primary issues are related to the flow or layout of the building and antiquated or deteriorating aspects of the building itself. Throughout the one-hour tour, visitors begin on the ground level, walking through the central hub of law enforcement in Owatonna before heading to the basement, where the building really begins to show its age, then up to the second level for a tour of space occ
15 area vets, including first woman, honored in 5th annual Quilts of Valor presentation (opens the original)
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Last Thursday, Toreyâs in Owatonna hosted the Exchange Club of Owatonnaâs fifth annual Quilts of Valor presentation. Quilts of Valor is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2003 by Katherine Roberts, whose son was deployed in Iraq. The organizationâs story of origin says that one night, Roberts had a dream of a young soldier, alone and in despair, sitting on the edge of his bed. Her dream then shifted to an image of the soldier covered with a quilt and she realized that quilts prov
Hale’s love for Owatonna led to success in media, widespread recognition (opens the original)
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Known by some as Mr. Owatonna and to others as Owatonnaâs memory, Todd Hale has been a fixture in the community since his arrival in 1959. He is easily recognizable to residents from his time as a radio personality and eventual owner of KRFO radio station, his local access talk show, his involvement with the Steele County Free Fair, and stints on the Owatonna Parks and Recreation Board, Hospital Board and Airport Commission. Hale has been a spectator and avid participant in the development and
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