Mower County Deep Dive
Mower County borders this Iowa county to the south.
What is Mitchell County?
Mower County HHS was created by merging these two types of county services.
What are Public Health and Human Services?
This Minnesota law ensures the public’s right to access government data while protecting certain private information.
What is the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act?
This historic Austin theater, built in 1929, still operates today.
What is the Paramount Theatre?
Mower County partners with this regional nonprofit to provide Head Start services.
What is SEMCAC?
This township is the least populated in Mower County.
What is Marshall Township?
Staff use this state-wide system to process applications for programs like SNAP and Medical Assistance.
What is MAXIS?
Each county in Minnesota is led by this elected body, responsible for budgets, ordinances, and oversight.
What is the County Board of Commissioners?
Hormel Foods launched this world-famous product in 1937, which now has its own museum in Austin.
What is Spam?
This annual Mower County event combines rides, 4-H, food stands, and livestock shows.
What is the Mower County Fair?
This river runs through the city of Austin and plays a key role in local flood control projects.
What is the Cedar River?
HHS must comply with this federal act to protect client privacy and health information.
What is HIPAA?
In Minnesota, counties must submit annual human services performance data to this state-level oversight agency.
What is the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)?
Located near the Cedar River, this beloved community space features over 500 acres of prairie, forest, and wetlands and was named in honor of a local philanthropist and business leader.
What is the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center?
The Hormel Foundation has invested millions in this downtown Austin revitalization project.
What is Vision 2020 (or downtown revitalization)?
The county is part of this Minnesota judicial district.
What is the Third Judicial District?
The HHS director provides updates and accountability reports to this governing body of elected officials.
What is the Mower County Board of Commissioners?
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This park in Mower County is known for its limestone bluffs and was named after a famous surveyor.
What is Lake Louise State Park?
This local radio station has served Mower County with news, weather, and community programming for decades.
What is KAUS Radio?
This is the total number of cities/towns in Mower County.
What is 14?
Adams, Austin, Brownsdale, Dexter, Elkton, Grand Meadow, LeRoy, Lyle, Mapleview, Racine, Rose Creek, Sargeant, Taopi, Waltham
Mower County HHS launched its “Hot Topics” emails to improve communication and keep employees informed. The very first Hot Topics email was sent in this year.
2022
The governing body of Mower County consists of this many commissioners.
What is five?
The Great Flood of this year devastated Austin and reshaped its flood mitigation planning.
What is 2004?
This Austin fundraising initiative, started in 2011, has raised millions for breast cancer research at The Hormel Institute through community events, donations, and volunteer efforts.
What is Paint the Town Pink?