Daniel “Dan” H. Schmidt, 94, of Austin, MN, died at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, MN, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Services are pending with Worlein-Hoff Funeral Home in Austin.

The Austin softball team held on to beat Rochester Mayo (6-1 overall) 7-6 in Rochester Thursday night. The Packers (5-5 overall) scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh inning to go up 7-4 and ...

The Lyle-Pacelli baseball team beat Southland (4-3 overall) 8-0 in Adams Thursday. LP is now 6-1 overall. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter ...

The Blooming Prairie baseball team had their first loss of the season when they fell to Randolph (7-2 overall) 13-3 in six innings in Randolph Thursday. Brady Kittelson had a triple for the Awesome ...

The Austin boys golf team finished ninth in the first of two Big Nine meets in Northfield Thursday.  Cale Tupy took fourth overall with a score of 74 for the Packers. AUSTIN RESULTS Email newsletter ...

The Austin girls golf team took fourth place in the early Big Nine golf meet in Rochester Thursday. Ailani Thiravong took third overall for the Packer girls as she shot an 82. AUSTIN RESULTS Email ...

The Hayfield softball team beat New Richland-HEG (2-5 overall) 18-3 in four innings in Hayfield Thursday. Kenna Rutledge went four-for-four with a double and two RBIs for the Vikings (4-3 overall).

The Southland softball team was coming off a tough loss on and it had to play through rain against Lyle-Pacelli on Thursday, ...

The Historic Paramount Theatre Renovation and Expansion Project  capital campaign has achieved a major benchmark by hitting ...