Groundbreaking has occurred on a project that will bring a new hotel and apartments to downtown Owatonna, renovate an historic restaurant, move a current bagel shop and change the look of the streets. Several current buildings will be demolished. Downtown roads will be affected on a rolling basis.
Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism (OACCT) president Brad Meier said, A big transformation for downtown.huge projects all at the same time. You ve got the city doing the streetscape, hotel project - a Marriott Courtyard, restaurant renovation in the former Jerry s (Supper Club) building. That will be a renovation, not a tear down. And then you ve got an apartment building going up right across the street on Pearl.
Culvert update on Robinson Twp.âs 104th Ave. By Peg McNichol
Jun 1, 2021 | 1:39 PM
Holland (WHTC-AM/FM) Road work is set to start on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2021, to replace the culverts along 104th Avenue between North Cedar Drive and Osborn Street in Robinson Township, according to an email from Ottawa County Road Commission officials.
The project is expected to last through June 11, weather permitting.
The work requires closing 104th Avenue between Osborn and North Cedar, with a detour planned on Osborn to 120th Avenue to North Cedar. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
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HARASSMENT
COLUMBIA: Cindy A. Weaver, 63, of Columbia, was charged with harassment after yelling profanities at a neighbor on an unspecified street, calling him names and telling him to get out of the neighborhood on a daily basis in the days before May 19, police said.
THEFT
COLUMBIA: Thomas Alan Dietz Jr., 31, of Columbia, was charged with theft by unlawful taking after taking $410 from a drawer at the American Legion at 329 Chestnut Street that was meant to be used for a raffle for two baskets at 11:25 a.m. on May 20, police said.
East Earl Township police
DUI
EAST EARL TWP.: Larue A. Breasette, 58, of Ephrata, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence and a traffic summary after crashing his vehicle in the 1000 block of Precast Road at around 6:25 p.m. on May 14, police said. Breasette had a BAC of 0.117%, police said.
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk baseball and softball teams travel to Lowden tonight to take on the North Cedar Knights in River Valley Conference play. The Mid-Prairie baseball team is 3-0 on the season after beating Fairfield 8-0 in Wellman Tuesday. The Golden Hawks are ranked No. 4 in class 2A in the latest poll from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Mid-Prairie is hitting .382 as a team with a 0.74 combined ERA. On the year, they are led by Kayden Reinier with a .636 average, seven hits and five RBI. Alex Bean, Keegan Gingerich and Aidan Rath have all recorded pitching wins this year, with Bean and Gingerich not surrendering a run.