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The Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial School Board unanimously approved a contract for the district’s next superintendent this week. After receiving a total of 25 applications to replace retiring Lake Crystal Superintendent Les Norman, the school …
30 Mar 12
The St. James District 840 Foundation is reporting a successful “Cash For Kids” fundraiser for this year. The event was held this past weekend at St. James High School, and preliminary tabulations from the annual …
30 Mar 12
The proposed expansion of the Mankato Event Center was revived on Thursday after being left out of Senate Republicans Bonding Bill proposal this week. The Senate Bonding Bill had included civic center funding for Rochester …
30 Mar 12
Nicollet County will have a new 4-H coordinator in the near future. Current County 4-H Program Coordinator Kathy Herberg recently submitted her resignation in order to take another position. That resignation is effective as of …
30 Mar 12
Attorneys will have 10 days to file written objections to the completed mental evaluation report of a rural Paynesville man indicted on first-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing an Albertville man last fall. …
29 Mar 12
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to be alert after a rash of burglaries around the county recently. At least 10 incidents have been reported over the past month on rural Brown County …
29 Mar 12
A new report finds Minnesota farmers enjoyed record profits last year. The survey of nearly 2,400 Minnesota farms finds median net farm income reached a record $123,000 last year, up 1%. Higher grain prices and …
29 Mar 12
A late-night fire at an MSU-Mankato frat house on Tuesday has been deemed suspicious in nature. Authorities responded to the fire call at the Phi Kappa Psi house on Lincoln Street in Mankato at just …
29 Mar 12
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
