By Rhonda Regan Ellis Middle School Director This weekend is your opportunity to see a shortened version of the award-winning ...

On Monday of this week, the Austin Police Department shared an image taken by an officer assisting a stranded motorist on ...

We take our healthcare seriously in Southern Minnesota. To our west, Albert Lea stands out as the first certified Blue Zones ...

Dear editor at Austin Daily Herald, What if our public libraries ceased to exist? How would that affect our lives? Libraries ...

By Tim Ruzek On a July 1896 morning, George A. Hormel arrived at his packing house along the Cedar River to find his meat ...

Attorney Emily G. Toland of Adams, Rizzi, & Sween, P.A. has been sworn into the Iowa Bar on Tuesday, March 25. Toland is also ...

Thumbs up to helping feed others. Area Boy Scouts recently took part in the annual Scouting for Food program,  joining with ...

I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the involuntary transfers of veteran teachers at Banfield Elementary to ...

Fire hydrant flushing will take place in the northeast quadrant this spring. It will begin April 1 and continue through the ...

By Avery Wickham Intern Teacher/Naturalist As winter melts away, keep your head down and try to spot one of these spring ...

Scott Alan Barnett, age 67, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital ...

The Herald’s much-anticipated Bing-Oh Spring will kick off next week with cards expected in the paper on Wednesday and the first numbers announced in the paper next Saturday. Each issue of the paper ...