I grew up on a farm outside Little Falls, WI. Bet you didn't know there was such a place. I've got 40 years in the radio business now. I married an Ellendale gal and that's how I wound up here. Forgive me, but I'm still a diehard Packer/ Badger fan.
Loren Hart
Minnesota Ag Department Sets Gypsy Moth Traps
A number of years ago I noticed a cardboard sort of a trap attached to a tree in my ditch. I left it alone and assumed it was perhaps part of the neighbor kid's science project. I later figured out it was actually a gypsy moth trap.
The gypsy moth has slowly been making its way westward from the East Coast...
Minnesota Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Underway
Minnesotans, make sure you buckle up. Many law enforcement agencies, including the Steele County Sheriff's Office along with the Owatonna and Blooming Prairie Police Departments, are taking part. The stepped up enforcement is underway now through June 4...
Auction Savings Up To 60% Off
Our Seize the Deal Auction is underway with savings up to 60 percent. Check out the items as they are most timely.
An adult season pass to Brooktree Golf Course with a value of $565. A bid of as little as $225 could make it yours.
If you have a high school graduate that's going on to college and he or she plays a musical instrument, we have a $500 gift certificate to Tone Music in Owatonna...
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Loren Celebrates Syttende Mai With Some Norwegian Family History
Yah, here comes the Syttende Mai. The Norwegian Constitution Day is May 17. If not for my Danish great-grandfather, I'd be a purebred Norwegian. Just a few random thoughts from a Norwegian. I was baptized by the Rev. Jurgenson, who was followed by the Rev...
May is Stroke Awareness Month
The president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Cindy Cooke, was our guest on AM 1390's Talk of the Town. She cited a disturbing trend in the increase of strokes suffered by young people. There's been a 44 percent increase of young people being hospitalized due to strokes over the past 10 years...
Little Theatre of Owatonna Announces Scholarship Winners
The Little Theatre of Owatonna has announced the recipients of the 2017 Veta Alexander Scholarships.
The winners are:
Rachel Bluhm, a 2017 graduate of Medford High School. She's the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Bluhm of Medford. Rachel will attend the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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Happy Birthday, Minnesota!
May 11, 1858, Minnesota was granted statehood. 159 years old. Does it seem like it's been nine years since the sesquicentennial? Playing a major role in Minnesota's quest for statehood was territorial delegate Henry Mower Rice, for whom Rice County is named...
Emerald Ash Borer Minnesota Update
According to the garden media group, the emerald ash borer continues to wreak destruction in Minnesota. Thousands of trees are being removed in St. Paul and Minneapolis, with about 60,000 expected to be cut down. Minneapolis officials now feel about 175,000 trees are at risk in private yards...
Al-Corn Expansion Update
Randy Doyle of Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont was a guest on AM 1390's Talk of the Town.
Progress last week included the erection of two concrete silos, each 112 feet high. They were built using slip form with crews working around the clock...
Distracted Driving Campaign Numbers Released
This past April, more than 300 agencies including the Owatonna Police Department, Steele County Sheriff's office and Blooming Prairie Police Departments took part in an extra enforcement campaign. The goal being to crack down on distracted driving...