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Kids Discover Fossils, and A Passion for Science
CHISHOLM, Minn.– Believe it or not, you can find shark teeth in the state of Minnesota. Kids are digging up those fossils, all while learning the ways of being a paleontologist. There are many outlets to learn more about the world around us, and the Minnesota Discovery Center in...
Sonepar to Acquire Echo Electric Supply
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Sonepar announced Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Echo Electric Supply Company. Family-owned and operated since 1950, Echo Electric supplies electrical parts, equipment and services to contractors in the industrial, commercial and residential markets and ranked in the top 30 of Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 list of the largest electrical distributors in North America. Operating in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and Missouri, Echo Electric will join Sonepar with 23 branch locations and more than 600 associates.
Green Visions: "Carbon Neutral Future for Finland and Minnesota" at Finn Fest
Finland and Minnesota have no shortage of similar traits. The climate is similar, the landscape of forest and lakes is almost identical, and the respective communities and governments are both aiming for a greener future. One of the events at this year's Finn Fest is the presentation "Carbon Neutral Future...
Lake Country Power lineworker returns from electrifying Guatemala village
Ben Hoyt, journeyman lineworker for Lake Country Power, recently returned from a volunteer project in Guatemala to bring electricity into an eastern village for the first time. Hoyt and 13 other line workers built 3.5 miles of primary and secondary line, carried transformers by hand, wired homes with wall outlets and lightbulbs, and provided water filters to the Guatemalan people. The project was part of an international program sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which has been providing volunteers to illuminate villages and...
Bears face long path to return to Class C State Tournament
The Cannon Falls Bears begin their quest to return to the Minnesota Baseball Association’s Class C State Tournament this week and they will have to take the long way to get there, all while knocking off some significant rust. Unlike the past few years, the Bears will have to...
Trump, Vance to visit Minnesota this weekend
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Former President Donald Trump and his running mate in the 2024 election, Sen. JD Vance, are set to visit central Minnesota this weekend.Trump and Vance will make a stop in St. Cloud on Saturday, their campaign announced Tuesday. They will appear at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at 7 p.m. According to a release, their speeches will focus on economics, "law and order" and illegal immigration.Trump announced Vance as his running mate last week at the Republican National Convention, days after the former president survived an assassination attempt.The visit comes in the wake of President...
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