Both suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 5:57 pm, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
RED WING A two-vehicle crash near Red Wing sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Mary Elizabeth Pieper, 72, of Ellsworth, Wis., was driving a 2003 Buick LeSabre southbound on Highway 61 near Red Wing at 3:01 p.m. when her vehicle collided in the left lane with a 2004 Buick LeSabre, driven by Gary Allen Ostrander, 60, of Red Wing, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.
Pieper was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing for non-life-threatening injuries. Ostrander was not injured in the crash, while his passenger, Sherida Lynn Ostrander, 72, of Red Wing, was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System for non-life-threatening injures.
Restaurant and lounge reopened to the public within one month Written By: Steve Gardiner | ×
Plastic sheets still cover the construction process on the front of Liberty’s at the entrance to the restaurant portion of the building. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
What a year, eh? The RiverTown newsroom looked back on 2020 to compile lists of the most important news and sports stories covered by the Star-Observer and Republican Eagle. Check back to Top 10 Stories of 2020 over the next few days to see what made the cut.
Red Wing Police were responding to a disturbance call on 21St. on Sept. 2, when an officer saw an SUV speeding northbound on Bush St. The officer turned around in time to see the vehicle drive past the stop sign at Fourth and Plum and turn left onto Third Street. The officer then saw a dust cloud and debris at the intersection of Third and Plum where the vehicle collided with Liberty s Restaurant.