Eric Johnson

6 days ago | austindailyherald.com | Eric Johnson

Published 8:00 am Saturday, May 10, 2025 The road to recovery from addiction is never a straight line and consists of an every-day effort to remain clean. Mistakes of the past make the uphill climb difficult and taxing.It can leave a person wrapped within the stigma of drug and alcohol abuse, however, a local group started just one andhalf years ago is hoping community outreach can help change the perception of those actively trying to recover from addiction.

1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Eric Johnson

Published 2:01 pm Thursday, May 8, 2025 One of two men from separate cases charged with a felony weapons count, who was revealed through a February homicide investigation, is going to prison. Eighteen-year-old Owyn Enrique Raul Bellikka, of Austin, was sentenced to five years in prison in Mower County District Court Thursday for felony possession of ammo/any firearm after being convicted or adjudicated for a crime of violence. He was given credit for 63 days in jail.

1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Eric Johnson

Published 4:00 pm Wednesday, May 7, 2025 According to statistics released by the Minnesota Department of Education Wednesday, graduation rates in Minnesota continue to rise across the state. In 2024, 59,720 students (84.2%) of the overall graduating class graduated, marking the highest graduation rate ever recorded.

1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Eric Johnson

Published 7:15 pm Tuesday, May 6, 2025 It’s hard to turn down a good smashburger. It’s equally difficult to turn down a good taco. Mac Nelson thought it would be almost impossible to turn down a food option that included both and from that idea came the smashburger taco and the vehicle that’s bringing that to public is the Mac Shack Good Eats. “I have always found it interesting,” said Nelson, who withhelp from his cousin Foster Achenbach, opened the Mac Shack just this year.

1 week ago | austindailyherald.com | Eric Johnson

Published 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 6, 2025 When HELPcare Clinic was first established in Austin, the goal was to provide a care that focused on patient needs with a slower more intimate approach. There would be fewer patients in a day that allowed for lengthier visits and more time with the provider and nursing staff ratherthan a more rapid transit of care.