Owatonna People's Press

04/26/2025

SCENE DAYTRIPPER: Check out our list of Family Friendly Activity options across the Southern Minn Scene region, plus a look at one of the newest attraction in the area: Lonsdale Skate Park.

Lonsdale Skate Park opens after yearslong wait

04/25/2025

For the first time this season, all three Gopher Conference area schools competed at the same track and field meet Tuesday night in Blooming Prairie.

04/25/2025

Enjoy your retirement, Mark!

After what feels like a lifetime being a part of music education products, one man is about to start singing a new tune.

04/25/2025

SCENE DAYTRIPPER: Check out our list of the Southern Minn Scene region's art centers, history centers, music spaces and more, plus our columnist takes a look at the history we can find all around us.

Finding history while out & about in southern Minnesota

04/24/2025

After taking time to weigh the options and see if a compromise could be found, the Steele County Board of Commissioners has banned parking on CSAH 46 in Blooming Prairie.

The measure passed Tuesday in a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners John Glynn and James Brady voting in opposition of the total ban.

After taking time to weigh the options and see if a compromise could be found, the Steele County Board of Commissioners has banned parking on CSAH 46 in Blooming Prairie.

04/24/2025

Prepare to catch a laugh-worthy glimpse at what a play performance looks like behind the scenes this weekend at the Little Theatre of Owatonna with their production of Noises Off.

04/24/2025

This Scene Daytripper article features a list of breweries, cideries, distilleries and wineries in the Southern Minn Scene region, featuring a look at a few breweries that have opened and expanded in the last year.

New breweries open in St. Peter, Le Sueur County; Mineral Springs grows

04/24/2025

As they reach that first major milestone, Alliance for Greater Equity is preparing to expand in great ways.

In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, two groups decided to join forces in the pursuit of creating a diverse Owatonna community enriched in cultural understanding.

04/24/2025

Online bidding for the Cake Auction starts now!

For 47 years, Steele County Young Life has been hosting a cake auction as part of a way to raise money for their cause.

04/24/2025

This week's SouthernMinn Scene Editor's Choice picks include Noises off.

“Noises Off “ is a play within a play. It is about an ambitious director and his troupe of mediocre actors. The cast and crew are putting together a silly

04/23/2025

It's still early, but the Owatonna Huskies baseball team is making its case as a top Big 9 Conference team in the first third of the regular season.

It’s still early, but the Owatonna Huskies baseball team is making its case as a top Big 9 Conference team in the first third of the regular season.

04/23/2025

Both teams had 10 or more hits in the contest, but the deciding factor ended up being errors, as the Blossoms committed six while the Panthers had only one.

While the Blooming Prairie and NRHEG baseball teams were competing in a pitching dual in Blossom territory Monday night, the schools' softball teams competed in an offensive showdown in Panther

04/23/2025

The Scene Daytripper edition is all about places to go in the Southern Minn Scene region. This one's about shopping across the region, featuring a look at Waseca's specialty shops.

Shop 'til you drop in Waseca's historic downtown

04/23/2025

With multiple packed intersections, poor sight lines and a nearby railroad crossing, a little patch of land in Havana Township presents one of the most pressing infrastructure problems on Steele County’s agenda.

With multiple packed intersections, poor sight lines and a nearby railroad crossing, a little patch of land in Havana Township presents one of the most pressing infrastructure problems on Steele

04/22/2025

Since the advent of photography, many painters have strived to produce images as lifelike as any camera could capture.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there’s Bill Schmidt — a photographer that would prefer to have his work mistaken for paintings.

Since the advent of photography, many painters have strived to produce images as lifelike as any camera could capture. Photorealism is often held up as the pinnacle of achievement in

04/22/2025

Blooming Prairie and NRHEG both put their aces on the mound against each other Monday night in Blooming, and it made for some great baseball.

04/22/2025

Prior to the bunnies and eggs, the spiritual weekend kicked off with a longstanding tradition.

It may not have been the sold-out crowds he was used to in his last performance, but it was a role he had been waiting years to step into.

04/22/2025

Families were lined up Saturday morning in the parking lot of Associated Church in Owatonna as early as half an hour before the eggs were available. But this wasn't a doorbuster deal on a poultry product — it was a holiday celebration.

Families were lined up Saturday morning in the parking lot of Associated Church in Owatonna as early as half an hour before the eggs were available. But this wasn't a