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Highway 93, 169 lanes close due to flooding
The Minnesota Department of Transportation continues to closely monitor state highways in south central and the southwest corner of Minnesota due to flooding caused by heavy rains. Highway 93 between Highway 169 and Le Sueur closed June 22 at 10:30 a.m. Motorists should use alternate routes. Additionally, officials advise that the northbound lanes of Highway 169 north of St. Peter are closed June 22 due to flooding. Traffic is two-way...
St. Peter Fourth of July fireworks back on thanks to community fundraising
It’s hard to imagine a Fourth of July without fireworks, but in the absence of financial support that appeared to be the fate facing St. Peter’s 53rd annual Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration. On June 11, St. Peter Area Chamber of Commerce Director Ed Lee delivered a solemn announcement to the community in a Facebook post: the Fourth of July fireworks were canceled. Without the steady funding flows that had...
St. Peter Skate Jam rescheduled for July
Pouring rains put a stop to the inaugural St. Peter Skate Jam on Saturday, but organizers are bringing the event back to Veterans Memorial Park on Friday, July 12. The event promises to be a celebration of all things skateboarding. Between the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. community members are invited to bring out their boards for a night of gnarlyness in the Veterans Memorial Park hockey rink. Boarders can have fun navigating custom-made obstacles constructed by David KelseyBassett and Dan Kapernick while...
Cherry Creek Days continues despite downpour
While a flood of heavy rainfall dampened the festivities at Cleveland’s annual Cherry Creek Days, hundreds of community members didn’t let the summer showers on Saturday stop them from having fun. The two-day celebration ended up being a smaller affair than previous years on account of the unwelcome weather. The Cherry Creek Days parade was canceled as a result of the downpour on Saturday while the fireworks were postponed until August. Still, hundreds of families headed out to the Cleveland Fire Hall early Saturday morning...
Brovold and Matejcek battle best in the state
St. Peter senior Kaiden Brovold and sophomore Owen Matejcek traveled to Jordan’s Ridges at Sand Creek Golf Course to compete in the class AA State Championship Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. With storms forcing significant delays Wednesday, the final round was cut to nine holes with Brovold finishing in a tie for 17th while Matejcek finished tied for 46th in the 88 player field. Brovold, competing in his fourth and final MSHSL State Championship meet, claimed the tie for 17th with a 27-hole total of 114...
St. Peter Farmers Market returns for summer season
Goat milk soap bars, eight-inch miniature tomato plants, glitter-infused maple syrup and homegrown gourmet mushrooms all have one thing in common. These products can’t be easily found on store shelves, but they all have a place at the St. Peter Farmers Market. On Saturday morning, a little over half a dozen vendors set up shop in the St. Peter Coop parking lot to share freshly picked vegetables, homemade baked goods, canned jellies and more at the first farmers market of the summer season. The St....
St. Peter, Legion holds first community-wide Flag Day Ceremony
The Star Spangled Banner, the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory — whatever you prefer to call the American Flag, there’s no doubt that it stands as one of the nation’s most enduring symbols. Honoring that symbol and the values it represents is a time-honored tradition for communities across the country on Flag Day. Recognized nationwide every June 14 since President Woodrow Wilson issued the first Flag Day proclamation in 1916, the holiday commemorates the day the original banner of 13 stars and 13 stripes was...
Calvary Baptist Church welcomes new pastor
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Highway 169 off Jefferson Avenue is one of St. Peter’s better kept secrets: the Calvary Baptist Church. The small red brick church building home to a congregation of 20 people is one of the community’s smaller houses of worship with almost no digital presence of which to speak. But Calvary’s new pastor Tim Levin is hoping to change that. Levin and his...
Upcoming St. Peter Skate Jam to celebrate all things skateboarding with pop-up skate park
With school out for the summer, many kids and teens are enjoying their three month break joining youth baseball leagues, playing pick-up basketball games in the Community Center gym and taking a dive in the St. Peter Public Pool. But sixth grader Maceo KelseyBassett knows that not every kid in St. Peter has a place to play their favorite sport. For Maceo, skateboarding is both a hobby and a lifestyle. While other students ran track or hit the golf course, the St. Peter Middle Schooler...
St. Peter student receives prestigious book award
St. Peter High School junior Emily Sustaita recently received the prestigious Smith College (Northhampton, Mass.) Book Award during a presentation in mid-May at the SPHS main office with local Smith Club of MN alum Sabrina Infante (‘96). Smith College’s Book Award program recognizes an outstanding junior in a participating school’s community who exemplifies the academic achievement, leadership qualities, and civic engagement that characterize the thousands of women who have graduated from Smith College. The student embodies these qualities and serves as an example of scholarship...
Meyer claims podium finish at state as Crusaders battle best of the best
A total of four Mankato Loyola/Cleveland track and field athletes qualified in a total of five events at the MSHSL Class A State Track and Field Championships, held at St. Michael-Albertville H.S. Thursday and Friday. Seventh grade distance runner Charlotte Meyer posted the highlight of the weekend event, claiming a podium finish of sixth place in the 3200m run thanks to a PR time of 11:27.85. Soren Kelly also posted a PR time, a 9:55.82 in the boys 3200m run, to finish 10th in the state while Chase Kijenski finished 12th in the prelims of the 300m hurdles with a time of 42.80. Maddie Huiras competed in both hurdles events for the girls, finish 16th in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.37 and 17th in the 300m hurdles with a time of 48.67, wrapping up the state competitors for the Crusaders.
Herron closes out Saints career with another state title as St. Peter track and field athletes battle best of the best
St. Peter senior Corbin Herron entered the MSHSL Class AA Finals Saturday morning with the opportunity to close out his high school athletics career in three finals events including the 110m hurdles where he won a state title as a sophomore before finishing as the runner up last year. He began the day reclaiming the state title in the 110m hurdles with a record smashing time of 14.67, and as the third leg of the 4x200m relay team, he helped the squad to finish as state runners up, but that’s where disaster struck for the senior, as he felt a...
Johnson earns 1st win of the season while Eckblad picks up 2nd victory in a row at Arlington Raceway
The Rice Companies VIP’s added a little twist to the B&B Racing Chassis IMCA Stock Car feature Saturday Night by putting up an extra $2,100 if a driver took the back row challenge and won the race, if they didn’t win; the driver that advanced farthest forward won an extra $500.00. Two drivers took the challenge, the 87L of Curt Lund and the 110 of Ken Teitz. With extra money on the line, the race was very intense. Jeff McCollum was the first lap leader...
Attendance soars for sunny and soulful Blues Fest
With sunny skies overhead and crowds moving their feet on the dancefloor, guests had nothing to feel blue about at the 16th annual Blues Fest. The summer music festival organized by the St. Peter Ambassadors at Minnesota Square Park on Saturday witnessed high levels of attendance. While exact attendance isn’t recorded since the event is free, organizers estimated around 5,000 people crowded into the festival throughout the afternoon and evening hours. ...
Local municipal pools, water parks keep community active with low prices
With balmier than average temperatures projected for the summer months, local community pools and water parks are watching pool passes fly off the shelves and swimming lessons fill up as opening days approach fast. Kenyon’s Municipal Swimming Pool stood alone as the first in the region to open on Memorial Day Weekend, as the expected opening of St. Peter’s Roy T. Lindberg Memorial Pool was pushed back to the following weekend, due to maintenance-related delays. ...
Apartments slated for development in St. Peter industrial park; more land platted for single, multi-family homes
The city of St. Peter is working alongside developers to lay the groundwork for the construction of new residential buildings in the northern and western ends of town. On May 28, the St. Peter City Council approved several preliminary plats to accommodate the proposed development of three separate residential building projects. Over the past few months, the city of St. Peter as been working with multiple groups interested in building...
Brovold and Matejcek qualify for MSHSL State Championships as Saints finish 2nd in the section
Fighting not only the wet conditions of the New Prague Golf Club, but the uphill battle of a 29-stroke deficit to Holy Family Catholic after round one, the St. Peter boys golf team managed to surpass Southwest Christian to earn second place in the section while qualifying both senior Kaiden Brovold and sophomore Owen Matejcek for the MSHSL state Championship. Despite the pair of bids to state, the mood was somewhat somber as senior Anthony Nicolai and freshman Ethan Moreau found themselves in a three...
Eckblad claims eXmark Outlaw victory at Arlington Raceway
Patrick Schauer did a great job leading the eXmark Outlaw cars around the track from his pole position start with the battle behind between Karl Hewitt and Dan Eckblad who was piloting the 39x car. Schauer spun on lap eight which started a restart and Eckblad took the lead, despite another two yellows, Hewitt could not catch Eckblad and he won the race while Hewitt took second and Mark Oestreich took third. The very first lap of the Midwest Machinery Night saw the John Deere...
St. Peter Recreation hosts Summer Kickoff
With school out for the summer, hundreds of families flocked to Minnesota Square Park on Monday to ring in the summer season with crafts, live music, face painting and even more activities. The Summer Kickoff, hosted by St. Peter Recreation and Leisure Services, allowed families in and around St. Peter the opportunity to start the season off right with all the activities one could hope for. There were multiple crafting...
St. Peter class of 2024 graduates embrace the future
As St. Peter High School’s graduating class of 2024 turned their eyes to limitless possibilities that await them, class president Molly Leonard reminded her peers to appreciate the memories made in their time at school. Speaking to a crowded gymnasium during Friday’s commencement ceremony, Leonard recalled feeling eager to be done with school in the months leading up to graduation day. But as the date approached, Leonard realized that she would never be a high schooler again. The experiences and relationships she built with her...
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