Plan Ahead if You’re Heading Downtown Mankato Saturday Night
Saturday night will be a busy night in the downtown Mankato area. Eric Jones is the co-director of the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. He says if you're heading to events downtown Saturday night allow yourself plenty of time. [...]
More Discussion Coming Regarding Food and Beverage Tax in New Ulm
The New Ulm City Council discussed a potential food and beverage tax in a work session this week. City manager Chris Dalton says information about the process of the potential enacting of the tax was given to the council for [...]
Hagedorn Says Dealing with African Swine Fever Provides Challenges and Opportunities for the US Pork Industry
Minnesota Representative Jim Hagedorn says in the short-term, the biggest concern for American agriculture is preventing the African swine fever from coming to the United States. "It's devastated China," said Hagedorn. "They've lost half their hogs or more and it's [...]
2019 Kiwanis Holiday Lights a Record-Setter
This year's Kiwanis Holiday Lights event in Mankato was a record-setter. The Kiwanis Holiday Lights Board of Directors says 65-thousand dollars raised from the event will be donated to 69 area non-profit groups. It is the most amount of money [...]
MSHSL Nixes Hockey Jersey Designed to Honor Waseca Police Officer
High school hockey players in Waseca won't be able to wear game jerseys made in honor of a local police officer gravely wounded in the line of duty. League officials stepped in and told the school the jerseys don't comply [...]
Mankato Area With the Highest Percentage Job Growth in 2019 Among Minnesota Metro Areas
The Greater Mankato area saw a one percent increase in jobs from December of 2018 to December of 2019. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the area added 587 jobs in the past year. The one [...]
Saint Clair Superintendent Interviews Thursday and Friday
Seven individuals will interview for the soon to be vacant St.Clair schools superintendent position over the next two days. The open-to-the-public interviews will begin at three-45 this afternoon and will resume at four p.m. Friday. The interviews will be held [...]
Region Nine Development Commission a Part of a Statewide Food and Beverage Manufacturer Survey
Region Nine Development Commission based in Mankato has joined an effort to conduct a statewide assessment of food and beverage manufacturers. Nicole Griensewic- Mickelson is with Region Nine. "We're conducting a survey to identify food and beverage trends," said Griensewic-Mickelson. [...]
St. Peter Schools Hosting Another Community Input Session Regarding The District’s Superintendent Search Tonight
The second and final community input session regarding the St. Peter school district's superintendent search will be held tonight. The session will begin at six-30 at the Middle School Media Center. St. Peter residents also have the option of filling [...]
