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Candidates for state, federal seats speak

• The Journal extended an invitation to state and federal legislative candidates on the ballot in Cottage Grove to fill out a short questionnaire. Following are the responses. Not all candidates …

Mayor Myron Bailey

Mayor Bailey gives business and project updates

Cottage Grove residents can expect several new businesses to open in the coming months as major road construction projects near completion, Cottage Grove Mayor Myron Bailey shared recently. Writing …

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Hastings Journal 2026 Election Voter Guide part 2

Hastings Journal 2026 Voter Guide, Part 2: City and School Board Correction and apology, Oct. 30, 2026: The Hastings Journal previously reported that ISD 200 School Board candidate Melissa …

Hastings Journal 2026 Election Voter Guide part 1

Editor's note: The Hastings Journal invited all candidates in the races featured in this voter guide to answer questions about issues affecting Hastings and the surrounding communities. Candidates in …

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Spring Valley President Theresa Linder has vacated the position, with Trustee Nate Pelz set to fill in until the April election.

Pelz to fill vacant SV President position until April election

SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley Board Trustee Nate Pelz was voted to fill the vacant village president position left by Theresa Linder. Pelz is filling in pro tempore, meaning he will fulfill the …

William John McRoberts

Hager City man gets 25 years in prison for child sex assault

Editor’s note: This article may contain disturbing content not suitable for children and/or those who are survivors of sexual or domestic violence. Please take care when reading. A Hager City …

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Pictured with the new signs that will go on the wall by the computers and on the door to the private use area are Library Board President Deb Smith, Owen Mayor Scott Jalling, Owen Library Director Loralee Petersen, and Prevail Bank Owen Branch Manager Carrie Heltsley.

Prevail Bank donates to Owen Public Library

Prevail Bank donated $5,500 to the Owen Public Library to help make new resources a reality. The computers have been moved out of the room where they were and placed in an area for public access. …

Owen-Withee is host to two foreign exchange students

The halls at Owen-Withee High School are being shared with two foreign exchange students this year. Amy Siemon is 16, from near Frankfurt, Germany and is staying with Patricia Steiner. She has two …

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Housing Is the Largest Asset Most Americans Own. It’s Also the Only One They Don’t Diversify.

Stock portfolios get diversified. Bond holdings get diversified. Even alternative investments get spread across categories and geographies. But the single largest asset on most American household …

Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale

A metropolitan area of 2.23 million people should have a deeper housing market than what Columbus, Ohio is showing right now. According to Central Ohio MLS data cited by Barbara Gale of the Gale …

Washington Is Starting to Name the Middle-Income Renter, Without Yet Funding the Fix

A new federal housing effort has directed the Government Accountability Office to study a formal income definition for the middle class, roughly 80 to 120 percent of area median income, and to …

In South Denver, Colorado, Temporary Rate Buydowns Are Expiring – and the Safety Net Isn’t There

The 2-1 buydown was supposed to be a bridge. Buyers who locked in mortgages two to three years ago at rates near 7% used the program to ease into ownership, paying two percentage points less in year …

In Palm Beach County, Single-Family Homes and Condos Are Now Separate Markets

The question heard most often in Palm Beach County this year is whether the housing market is crashing. The numbers point somewhere else: two markets operating in the same zip codes, moving at …

In Austin, Texas, Tech Layoffs Are Reshaping Who Buys and What Sells

Austin’s residential real estate market has long been associated with tech-driven demand. But in 2026, the buyer pool powering the city’s housing activity looks different than it did even two …

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