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Grieder: GOP’s lurch to belligerent populism should have voters on edge By Erica Grieder, Staff writer There was a time when business leaders held real, and sometimes critical, influence over the Republican Party of Texas. It would be hard to argue that time is over, given that state leaders continue to treat the private sector with mysterious deference when it comes to, for example, reforming the state’s power sector in the wake of the winter freeze that left millions witho...

Cash Wise Committed to Putting Food on the Table Its approaching a year since the pandemic began and Cash Wise Foods continues their support for helping people in Owatonna and Steele County with another set of gift cards donated to Community Pathways of Steele County. From the start of this crisis, Cash Wise representatives have made regular trips to Steele Countys food shelf with a variety of donations that have reached a grand total of $8,430. Over the last year Cash Wise of Owatonna has dona...

Owatonna senior wrestler Abe Stockwell, in addition to the team bench, was pumped after pinning his opponent to pull the Huskies into a 32-32 tie with Watertown-Mayer Friday night. After several minutes however, the mode among the Huskies dipped as the Royals earned the win on criteria. It took a discussion at the scorers table to determine the winner. Each team won seven matches. Each team had three pins. Watertown-Mayer had a tech fall win and OHS did not, giving the Royals the win and leavin...

Viracon, one of Owatonnas largest employers, has a new CEO. Apogee Enterprises, the parent company of Viracon, recently named Ty R. Silberhorn as its new Chief Executive Officer. The Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) included a news release from Business Wire in their recent edition of the weekly e-newsletter Silberhorn comments in the article, "I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to lead this great company. Apogee is an established leader in its industry with ...

Blooming Prairie Overcomes COVID, Wins Opener The Blooming Prairie girls basketball team was not able to have any full five-on-five drills before opening their season Saturday against Bethlehem Academy due to coronavirus. The Awesome Blossoms still prevailed 46-28. Coach John Bruns was proud of the effort, writing in an email, "We were able to win our first game of the season tonight (Saturday) is spit of having our first two weeks interrupted with COVID concerns...I was very happy with a lot o...