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Inclusive Day of Play to promote accessible playgrounds across Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — From New Richmond, Wisconsin, to Waconia, to Hopkins, WCCO has covered the evolution of accessible play. But there is still a long way to go.Gillette Children's playground is fully accessible, much to the delight of a young patient named Faith."She lights up and she laughs and just enjoys everything about it," said Josie Laleman, Faith's mother. "She would probably choose to play all day long (laughs)!"Faith lives in Marshall, where her mom helped lead an effort to get an accessible playground there. "Playgrounds give us an opportunity to communicate with people who communicate in all different...
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...
Minnesotan’s Can Get “Thrifty” Thanks to This Website
As the realization that summer is over half-way gone, if you’ve been in a store recently you’ve noticed that school supplies are already readily available so parents can begin to make purchases for the upcoming school year. According to an article from PR Newswire about how much it...
Homeless camping bans surfacing in Minnesota cities in wake of Supreme Court ruling
About a dozen homeless people escaped the afternoon heat in an air-conditioned shelter in downtown Rochester last week as staff at the Landing MN worried where the group would be sleeping that night. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness has advocates like Dan Fifield, co-founder of the Rochester...
Council: Mayor to appoint person to open 4th Ward seat
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday voted to fill the open 4th Ward councilor seat through a mayoral appointment at its next meeting. The post Council: Mayor to appoint person to open 4th Ward seat appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Gertrude Ellis travels the subject of next Lunchbox History event
The Mower County Historical Society will host its next Lunchbox History event at noon on Thursday in the Pioneer Building with local historian, author, and MCHS Executive Director Randal J. Forster as he explores the travels of Gertrude Ellis Skinner. As a young girl, Ellis traveled abroad in 1889-90 and visited over 30 cities during […] The post Gertrude Ellis travels the subject of next Lunchbox History event appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Overnight detours on I-90 in Austin for Wednesday and Thursday
AUSTIN, Minn. – Detours will be in place Wednesday and Thursday night on Interstate 90 at the Oakland Avenue/Highway 105 bridge. Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) crews will be setting bridge beams and the highway under the bridge will be shut down for safety. The first detour will begin...
Major Utility Work to Impact Soldiers Field Park Starting Friday
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A major utility project that began two years ago is about to have a significant impact on Soldiers Field Memorial Park in Rochester. City Officials today announced that work is scheduled to commence on Friday in the park as the multi-year project to construct a large underground utility duct bank to connect a power substation just off Marion Road Southeast to downtown Rochester moves into its next phase. It's a joint project of Rochester Public Utilities and Rochester Public Works.
APS approves student handbook, will continue celebration conversation
During a special board meeting Monday night, the Austin School Board gave the final approval on the student handbook, but not without some dialog around how holidays are treated within the schools. In approving the handbook, board members unanimously agreed to strike the section relating to the holidays and celebration so it could discuss more […] The post APS approves student handbook, will continue celebration conversation appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
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