Owatonna.Daily

What happened at city hall, the schools and around town. Written from the public record, in your inbox before work.

Know what the council decided before your neighbors do.

Owatonna Daily reads the agendas, sits through the meetings and checks the permit lists, then tells you what matters in about four minutes. City hall, Steele County, the school board, new businesses, road work, events and who we lost this week.

In every issue

  • What the city council, county board and school board decided, with the vote counts.
  • Building permits, new businesses, road closures and construction updates.
  • Police and fire news from the department's own reports.
  • This week's events from the chamber, library, schools and parks.
  • Obituaries and service times.

Read a sample issue

  1. Your Owatonna ballot for Tuesday, Nov 3Issue 5, Friday, October 30, 2026
  2. Storm tax relief, a $25M road, and your OPU billIssue 4, Thursday, October 29, 2026
  3. 5,106 students, 10 policy votes, $5.1M in school billsIssue 3, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
  4. County restores Master Gardener money after outcryIssue 2, Friday, October 23, 2026
  5. Water park repairs awarded, council raise is finalIssue 1, Wednesday, October 21, 2026