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Minnesota volunteers mobilize for Hurricane Helene relief efforts
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota volunteers are on the ground helping with relief efforts for Hurricane Helene, which has left behind widespread damage.More than 100 people have died across six states, and homes and business from Florida all the way to Ohio are still without power. Relief organizations are scrambling to meet the demand. The Twin Cities Salvation Army and Red Cross from Minnesota already have teams on the ground. The local groups said they thought they were ready for Helene; Twin Cities Red Cross personnel were already prestaged near the Florida Gulf Coast. But then came the storm and devastation that spread through...
Larger-than-normal apples harvested in Minnesota thanks to growing season's rainy start
HASTINGS, Minn. — Minnesota farmers are rejoicing after a great growing season for apples.Whistling Well Farm owner Charlie Johnson has weathered many difficult growing seasons since opening his farm in Hastings in 1972. After several years of drought, he says the apples are flourishing this year."For the first time we've had adequate moisture. Almost too much…and then the apples got a little bigger than what we'd like them to be, but they're still good," Johnson said. The family-owned farm has 16,000 apple trees on 42 acres. They sell apples, mums, pumpkins and other goods. While the grocery stores they sell apples...
Volunteers come together for clean water
On the second Saturday in September, over 140 participated in a watershed cleanup spanning from Cannon Falls to Waterville, targeting more than 20 shoreline miles along the Cannon and Straight Rivers. The event marked the 16th year of Clean River Partners’ Cannon River Watershed-Wide Cleanup, encompassing various sites within the nearly million-acre watershed. Throughout the years, volunteers have removed thousands of pounds of litter, including car seats, tires, lawn chairs, mattresses, food wrappers, and clothing. The cleanup was part of Clean River Partners’ new Volunteer...
Minneapolis Public Schools vaccination rates plunged prior to measles outbreak
An ongoing measles outbreak in and around Hennepin County has sickened at least 51 people, according to the latest Department of Health data. Most are unvaccinated children, and nearly one quarter of the people had to be hospitalized. Separate data released by the Department of Health earlier this year underscores one of the risk factors […]
Red Knights score a season-best 5 times at Jefferson
Benilde-St. Margaret’s scored a season-high five goals in a 5-2 win against Bloomington Jefferson at Bloomington Stadium. The Sept. 26 win helped the Red Knights improve to fifth place (2-3-1) with seven points as the team added a third win in four games, starting with a 2-1 win over Chanhassen on Sept. 18. BSM was shutout for the third time in four games in a 3-0 loss at Mahtomedi on Sept. 21 before the win in Bloomington five days later. The Red Knights added a...
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