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Fly High Olivia: Benefit for the Flores Family planned for Sat., July 27
OWATONNA, Minn. - On Saturday, July 27, the Owatonna community is coming together to support the family of Olivia Flores. 18-year-old Olivia was just a few weeks away from graduating from Owatonna High School when she was in a deadly Rochester crash on May 18th near the Apache Mall. Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Shane Roper is facing charges of criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, reckless driving, and careless driving. Click here to learn more about the investigation into Trooper Roper.
Photographer heads Southeast tech units
WINONA, Minn. – Minnesota State College Southeast has a new dean of trade and technology: Photographer and filmmaker Jake Griggs. Formerly he was associate liberal arts dean at Rochester Community and Technical College. Griggs began as a dean at Southeast in February but the appointment was announced belatedly. Griggs has degrees from University of Wisconsin-Stout and Drake University. He has taught at Western Technical College and UW-Stout. For 17 years he’s operated Drifting North Media out of Dakota in southern Winona County. He has specialized in business and family photography and video and design work. His “Three Bells” on a terminally ill mother has been exhibited at the Door County Short Film Festival in 2022 and at the Spring Grove International Film Festival in Fillmore County.
'Roots of Wonder Academy' opens this fall for families looking for child care
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Child care is an important issue for families with young kids. Finding somewhere for kids to be during the work day can be a hassle. According to Child Care Aware, in Minnesota there are only 79 child care slots available per 100 kids under the age of six. Roots...
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