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Motorists travelling on Highway 19 from Highway 169 to Henderson will encounter a detour this week as bridge repair work is being conducted. A Minnesota Department of Transportation bridge crew will be repairing an approach …
13 Aug 12
Minnesota dentists will provide free care to as many as 2,000 people at a mass clinic in Mankato this coming Friday and Saturday. The 2-day clinic at the Verizon Wireless Center is open to adults …
13 Aug 12
Public informational sessions on “Conservation Drainage” are being held this (MON) evening in St. Peter and on Wednesday in Hanska. The meetings detail ways in which to save ground water, reduce rural runoff to local …
13 Aug 12
The American Red Cross “Live Life – Give Life” summer-long blood drive campaign continues, with several drives taking place around the area this week. Today (MON), the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Evangelical …
13 Aug 12
The annual Perseid Meteor Shower is taking place this weekend, and at it’s peak observers should be able to spot more than a hundred shooting stars per-hour. It’s expected to be a good year for …
11 Aug 12
Two more people have filed for seats on the New Ulm District 88 School Board. Chris Cook of New Ulm is Vice-President of Agronomy for the US at Syngenta. Jarod Spilman of Courtland also filed …
11 Aug 12
The BOLD School District has a new superintendent. John Dotson is a native of Des Moines, Iowa with over 30 years of education experience. He became one of the youngest school administrators in the State …
11 Aug 12
A Mankato man accused of brutally beating an Owatonna man in rural Blue Earth County in July now faces attempted murder charges. 23-year-old Dustin Lee Murilla had been charged with assault, kidnapping and robbery after …
11 Aug 12
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
