Christensen Farms’ Donates 200lbs of Pork to South Central MN Food Recovery
GreenSeam’s annual Celebration of Ag took place, Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the ISG Field in Mankato. In addition to the program, baseball game, booths, and networking, there was a new activity that sparked the interest of that evenings’ guests. [...]
Governor Walz, Business Leaders Discuss Workforce Training and Job Creation in Owatonna
Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove today met with business leaders in Owatonna today to discuss ways to expand the economy by addressing staffing shortages and ensuring Minnesotans can [...]
South Central College Hosts Open House on Saturday
Fall Semester at South Central College (SCC) begins Monday, August 22, and there is still time for new students to apply to the college and register for classes. SCC is holding a special Open House for new students who have [...]
City of North Mankato Encourages Water Conservation Measures
North Mankato, Minn. The City of North Mankato is encouraging water conservation measures, following a letter received by the DNR notifying water suppliers and utilities the state is in the drought watch phase. Based upon the request from the DNR [...]
Finstad Reacts to Winning Primary, Special Election
Republican Brad Finstad soundly defeated (by a three-to-one margin) G-O-P challenger Jeremy Munson in Tuesday's primary election for U-S House in southern Minnesota's 1st Congressional District -- meaning he'll be on the ballot this fall against Democrat Jeff Ettinger. And [...]
MN Attorney General Race Set
Republican-endorsed candidate Jim Schultz will be on the ballot this fall against Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison, after beating G-O-P challenger Doug Wardlow by more than 15 points in Tuesday's primary election. Schultz says people responded to his message: "Minnesotans [...]
Pandemic fatigues impacting mental health
Though cases of COVID are down, relatively speaking, the cumulative psychological impact of two-and-a-half years of dealing with the pandemic is taking a toll. So says Dr. Kaz Nelson with the University of Minnesota... "There's tremendous fatigue from people taking [...]
Finstad Wins Special Election, Primary
Brad Finstad also won his primary race over Jeremy Munson. Finstad received 76 percent of the vote to Munson's 24 percent. He will face Jeff Ettinger in the November 8 general election for a two year term starting in January [...]
Minnesota State Fair Still Needs Police Officers
(St. Paul, MN) -- They are hiring cops at the State Fair. State Fair managers yesterday said they are 100 officers short for this year's fair. The State Fair disbanded its police force before last year's fair, but brought the [...]