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When it comes to budget reductions at the middle school and high school level, cuts at one building will likely affect cuts at the other, Supt. Karsten Anderson said at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. After adjusting his recommended teacher cuts at the elementary level from five...

By Sandy Hadler, contributor ZUMBROTA — Dairy Farmers of America disapproved of Zumbrota’s doubling of biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids fines for October 2014, so a committee comprised of Mayor Rich Bauer, City Administrator Neil Jensen and Councilor Brad...

The proposed Zip Rail high-speed passenger line moved forward this week with the release of a finished scoping document identifying potential routes and conflicts between Rochester and the Twin Cities. Transportation officials said public input helped shape the 64-page study —...

Supt. Karsten Anderson said Tuesday that his initial recommendation for number of teacher cuts at the elementary level has changed. Anderson said he revised his plan to cut four, not five, teachers in kindergarten through fourth grade and recommended the teaching position be kept...

Custodial contract approved Close to one and a half years after negotiations began on the contract for custodial workers in Red Wing Public Schools, the Red Wing School Board approved the 2013 through 2016 labor agreement Tuesday. Supt. Karsten Anderson said the group will receive...

Red Wing’s Kiwanis clubs will come together to mark 100 years for the organization, and the public is invited to join in the celebration. Kiwanis was founded in Detroit on Jan. 21, 1915. In Red Wing, the first Kiwanis club began in 1920, Noontime Kiwanis president Wayne Walther...

Goodhue County Board unanimously approved a five-year capital improvement plan for county buildings Tuesday, and will look to sell roughly $10.6 million in bonds to finance the projects in March. The capital improvement plan details the need for each project, estimated costs and...

Goodhue County gave approval Tuesday for Cannon River Winery to host an increased number of wedding ceremonies at its vineyard in Warsaw Township, but the business still faces a moratorium enacted last week by Town Board. County commissioners voted 5-0 to make changes to the vineyard’s...

Syngenta tax abatement approved County Board unanimously approved a $190,566 abatement of up to nine years for property taxes generated by a $16 million expansion of Syngenta Seeds in Stanton Township. The expansion will increase the county tax base and add up to 12 full-time positions,...

Sioux Falls 15-year-old Faith McShane ran away from home earlier this month and tried to evade police, law enforcement officers said, but was located in Zumbrota on Thursday and returned home. McShane was reported missing on Jan. 5. She was last seen when she was dropped off at...

It took a little while for Red Wing to take care of business on Tuesday. With a slim 18-17 at halftime against Big Nine Conference foe Faribault, the Wingers finally found their shot in the second half and rolled through the Falcons for a 55-41 road victory. “First half, we...

New England Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater said Saturday that the NFL Players Association has recommended players avoid publicly talking about the league's ongoing investigation regarding under inflated footballs. "I'd love to get into that with...