Owatonna People's Press

The Owatonna People's Press is a daily newspaper serving Owatonna, Minnesota, and its neighboring areas. Additionally, the Owatonna Area Shopper is distributed in Owatonna and the surrounding communities.

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Eminem’s Daughter Hailie Is Launching Her Own HGTV-Style Show

2 days ago | southernminn.com | Paige Strout

Rapper Eminem‘s daughter Hailie Jade is bringing out her own HGTV-style home renovation show. kAm$96 92D 5@4F>6?E65 E96 EC2?D7@C>2E:@? @7 96C 36DE 7C:6?5’D 9@>6 @? 96C ?6H *@F%F36 D6C:6D[ k6>myFDE p {:EE=6 #6?@k^6>m[ H9:49 AC6>:6C6D @? uC:52J[ yF?6 af]k^AmkAm“#6?@G2E:@?D 42? 36 >6DDJ[ 3FE 2== E96 5FDE 2?5 5C2>2 :D H@CE9 :E[ 6DA64:2==J H96? E96 C6DF=E :D 2 362FE:7F= DA246 J@F’C6 AC@F5 E@ 42== 9@>6[” y256 DE2E6D :? E96 D9@H’D EC2:=6C[ H9:49 563FE65 @?
Waseca County to continue STS program on part-time basis

3 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

After two weeks of wrestling with the tough decision and another long discussion, the Waseca County Board of Commissioners has voted to save the county’s Sentencing to Serve program, taking on the costs, which have been orphaned by the state and, at least temporarily, Le Sueur County. kAms6DA:E6 :ED 7:D42==J 4@?D6CG2E:G6 C6AFE2E:@?[ E96 3@2C5 DH2==@H65 D:8?:7:42?E FA7C@?E 2?5 @?8@:?8 6IA6?D6D[ :? @C56C E@ D2G6 2 AC@8C2>[ H9:49[ 2D r@FCE $6CG:46D s:C64E@C y@?
Kenyon-Wanamingo approves preliminary budget as it continues climb out of operating debt

4 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

At Superintendent Beth Giese’s final meeting, the Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board approved its first draft budget for the 2025-26 school year, as the district continues to squeeze its budget to escape statutory operating debt. kAm(9:=6 z\( 4@?E:?F6D E@ 7246 2 7@C>:523=6 7:?2?4:2= 9@=6 — 5@F3=6 5:8:ED 2D 2 A6C46?E286 @7 :ED 6IA6?5:EFC6D — qFD:?6DD |2?286C s2H? $2?53F=E6 D2:5 E92E E96 5:DEC:4E :D 8@:?8 :?
Grassley discusses SNAP state cost-share and reconciliation bill

4 days ago | southernminn.com | Mark A. Magnuson

The Senate parliamentarian who ensures that legislative rules and procedure are being followed in the chamber has ruled against a key funding provision in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful tax and spending bill. kAmt=:K236E9 |24s@?@F89 D2JD E96 $}p! DE2E6 4@DE D92C6 AC@8C2> H@F=5 ?@E A2DD E96 qJC5 CF=6 2D HC:EE6?] %96 qJC5 CF=6[ ?2>65 27E6C E96 =2E6 (6DE ':C8:?:2 $6?2E@C #@36CE qJC5[ AC@9:3:ED C64@?4:=:2E:@?
Robin Wilke named Giant Days Grand Marshal

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Carson Hughes

When selecting a grand marshal to preside over the upcoming parade, the Giant Days Committee switched things up this year, asking the public to submit their nominations for a candidate who best represents a spirit of service to the Le Sueur community. kAm%96 4@>>:EE66 82E96C65 ad DF3>:DD:@?D 2?5 E96 =:@?’D D92C6 @7 E96 ?@>:?2E:@?D 2== A@:?E65 E@ @?6 H@>2? H9@ 92D 565:42E65 96C =:76 E@ >2<:?8 {6 $F6FC 2 36EE6C A=246 E@ =:G6i #@3:? (:=<6] %96 {6 $F6FC v2C56?
With past and future in mind, Waseca's Sacred Heart invests in facilities

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

After many years of focusing on supporting important mission projects from the locally focused to the globally minded, Waseca’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church is finally turning its focus inward with its “Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future” campaign. kAmu@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 `hhg[ $24C65 w62CE 92D 6>32C<65 @? 2 42A:E2= 42>A2:8? H:E9 2 E9C66 J62C 8@2= @7 C2:D:?8 2?5 :?G6DE:?8 S`]d >:==:@? :? :>AC@G6>6?ED E@ :ED D:K23=6 2?5 9:DE@C:4 49FC49 2?5 D49@@= 42>AFD ;FDE H6DE @7 5@H?E@H?
JWP School Board worries about borrowing from reserves, tightens cell phone policy

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

At its first meeting of the summer, the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School Board set the district budget for the coming school year and passed a tough new policy on student cell phone use, effectively barring students from using their phones at any point during the school day. kAm&?56C E96 46== A9@?6 A@=:4J 2D 25@AE65[ DEF56?ED :? 2== 8C256D H@F=5 ?665 E@ =62G6 E96:C A9@?6D :? E96:C =@4<6CD @C 2E 9@>6 7C@> E96 @A6?:?8 36== E@ E96 6?5 @7 E96 D49@@= 52J] tG6? FD6 5FC:?8 E96 =F?49 A6C:@5 @C :? 36EH66?
Waseca Art Center welcomes glass sculptures, oil paintings for summer

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

For its mid-summer exhibit, the Waseca Art Center has welcomed in two Midwestern artists embracing very different forms of art: one an abstract oil painter inspired by the vivid emotions found in nature, the other embracing glass sculptures with a futuristic and surreal appearance. kAmr925 w@==:52J[ H9@ 4C27ED 8=2DD D4F=AEFC6D 2E 2 $E] !2F= DEF5:@ 27E6C 2 =@?8 2CE:DE:4 42C66C[ 2?5 r2C=2 w2?D@?\|6=2?56C[ 2 r@==686 @7 $E] $49@=2DE:42 DEF56?E 7F==J 6>3C24:?8 2CE 27E6C 2 =@?8 42C66C :?
Waseca council doubles down on seeking bonding dollars for water tower, but impatience growing

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Andrew Deziel

Despite falling short in its attempt to secure state aid for a new water tower and projects designed to reduce infiltration and inflow into city sewers, the city of Waseca is doubling down on its applications for state and federal assistance on both projects. kAm%96 4:EJ :D 9@A:?8 E92E DE2E6 3@?5:?8 5@==2CD 42? 4@>A=6>6?E 2 Sfd_[___ 8C2?E :E C646:G65 7C@> E96 t?G:C@?>6?E2= !C@E64E:@? p5>:?:DEC2E:@? =2DE J62C E@ 96=A :E 3F:=5 2 H2E6C E@H6C :? E96 H6DE A2CE @7 E@H?[ 2 AC@;64E E92E 92D 366? D=@H65 5@H?
Bilingual deputy joins Bremer County force

5 days ago | southernminn.com | Mira Schmitt-Cash

The Bremer County Sheriff’s Department added its first deputy who is bilingual to its ranks on Tuesday, June 17, as Kevin Hernandez, a dozen-year-plus veteran of area law enforcement with cross training in firefighting and emergency medicine, took the oath of office. kAm$96C:77 s2? !:4<6EE 6IA=2:?65 E92E 5FC:?8 E96 9:C:?8 AC@46DD[ 2 42?5:52E6’D =2E6DE D4@C6 @?