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Highway 99 bridge at St. Peter opens to traffic
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 recent heavy rains. The historic Highway 99 truss bridge in St. Peter, and Highway 99 east of the Minnesota River bridge, was inspected for safety and opened to traffic today, with a 7-ton weight restriction. The sidewalk across the Highway 99 bridge will be temporarily closed to pedestrian traffic due to damage. ...
St. Peter rebounds from historic flooding
Jennifer Wilking has lived in St. Peter all her life, but the community still finds ways to surprise her. On June 25, Wilking was one of several homeowners on Front Street to feel the brunt of rising waters during last week’s flooding event. As water pumped into her basement through her floor drains, Wilking reached out to her family for help in sandbagging her home as a preventative measure against any potential overflows from the nearby Minnesota River. ...
6 Saints seniors earn BSC All-Conference honors
Six members of the St. Peter baseball team, all of them seniors, earned All-Conference recognition from the Big South Conference for their performances this season. Sam Moelter, Tate Olson, Kaeden Guida, Drew Simonette and Nakiye Mercado earned All-Conference awards while Max Brown was named all-conference honorable mention. Saints head coach Kurt Moelter provided the following excerpts and statistics for each of the players in the section below. SAM MOELTER (Catcher):...
Saints build lead early to earn season sweep of Arlington
An early offensive explosion strong outing from Andy Regner on the mound propelled the St. Peter Saints town team to a 6-3 victory over the Arlington A’s Sunday night. A 6-0 lead that was built throughout the first four innings was enough to hold off the late-charging A’s. St. Peter got things going immediately in the bottom of the first inning with Josh Robb ripping a leadoff single to right field before Tyson Sowder reached first safely on a fielding error at shortstop on a...
City finances new affordable housing, seeks TIF on apartment development
Continuing efforts to expand the local housing supply, the St. Peter City Council took action on Monday, June 24 to fund the construction of affordable housing and incentivize the development of a 50-unit apartment building. In collaboration with the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, the City Council agreed to assist the non-profit community development corporation in building six new single-family homes in Traverse Green. The city will spend $242,000 on the development of four houses on Lunden Street and two homes on Nelson Street. ...
Action returns to Arlington Raceway after back-to-back weeks rained out
After a two week hiatus in events due to rain, Arlington Raceway managed to get an event in even though an inch and a half of rain fell the night before, making for some wet sloppy conditions. Drivers were eager to get back to the track and compete. Bode Collision & Glass and K&R Towing put up an extra $100 to each feature winner so every feature was intense. Brenna Braunworth started in the second row of the Jerry’s Home Quality Foods Auto Cross feature...
Warrant issued for man accused of stealing car in St. Peter
On June 4, the Nicollet County Fifth Judicial District Court issued a warrant for the arrest of a Minneapolis man suspected of stealing a woman’s car from a parking lot in St. Peter. Zakaria Abdi Hurshe, 31, is charged with two counts of felony theft for the taking of a motor vehicle and multiple financial transaction cards. Hurshe’s whereabouts are currently unknown. St. Peter Police received a report of the...
Courtland man arrested for illegal possesion of firearm, meth
A Courtland man with prior felony drug convictions is accused of illegally possessing a .22 caliber pistol, ammunition and methamphetamine. Dale Geral Waibel, 55, of Courtland was charged with nine felony counts in relation to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition with prior convictions and four felony counts for possession of methamphetamine, a controlled stimulant and opioids. Waibel became the subject of an investigation by the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville Drug Task...
New grant program intended to help alleviate shortage of water, wastewater operators
As communities across southern Minnesota experience a shortage of water and wastewater treatment operators, help is on the way in the form of a new training program at Riverland Community College, funded by a grant approved by the Minnesota Legislature. Championed by the Southeastern Minnesota League of Cities, a three-year, $350,000 appropriation approved as part of this year’s Jobs and Economic Development Omnibus bill will enable the creation of such a training program at Riverland’s main campus in Austin. ...
Guldan Family recognized as a 2024 ‘U of M Farm Family’
The Guldan family has been named Nicollet County’s 2024 Farm Family of the Year by University of Minnesota Extension. Family pioneers homesteaded the Guldan Family Farm, located on the western edge of Nicollet County between Courtland and New Ulm, before Minnesota achieved statehood. It was one of the first recognized sesquicentennial farms in Nicollet County. Since then, numerous crops and livestock, including sugar cane, wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, dairy and...
Update on south central highways impacted by 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 recent heavy rains. MnDOT is working to open highways that have been impacted by flooding as soon as it’s safe to do so. We appreciate the public’s patience as we work through this. There are several roads that are still under water, and it will be a slow process to reopen them after the flood waters recede. We also anticipate...
Hwy. 169 Mankato to St. Peter reopened to traffic
Highway 169 from Mankato to St. Peter reopened to traffic Thursday morning. Drivers should watch for wildlife near the roadway that was displaced by the flooding. Highway 169 from Le Sueur to the north end of St. Peter remains closed to traffic. Northbound Highway 169 traffic will be directed to Broadway Ave. in St. Peter. Southbound Highway 169 traffic will exit at Hwy 99 at the south end of St. Peter. Check www.511mn.org for additional detour information.
St. Peter man named one of state's top truck drivers
St. Peter resident Jacob Rosier hauled in one of the highest honors a commercial truck driver can receive. On June 8, the trucker was named one of the best drivers in the state after earning a first place finish at the Minnesota Truck Driving Championships in Roseville. The Truck Driving Championships are held each year as a competition of the best professional drivers in the state of Minnesota and challengers...
Nicollet County Relay for Life perseveres through stormy weather
Michelle Connor lost half her gallbladder and 12 inches of her small intestine to colon cancer, but one thing the disease hasn’t taken is her sense of humor. Wearing a unicorn shirt which read “Just fightin’ colon cancer and fartin’ sparkles,” Connor delved into the good, bad and crappy details about her journey with colon cancer as the honorary survivor at the Nicollet County Relay for Life fundraiser on Friday. ...
158 Gusties named Winter/Spring Sport MIAC Academic All-Conference
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Academic All-Conference selections for the 2023-24 winter and spring seasons and 158 Gustavus student-athletes received distinction. In order to qualify for Academic All-MIAC status, student-athletes must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors by academic standards with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students must also have completed one full-time academic year at their current institution prior to becoming eligible for the honor. ...
Home near Rapidan Dam swept into Blue Earth River
A portion of the house near the western bluff of the Rapidan Dam has collapsed into the Blue Earth River after a partial failure of the dam. Footage of the home was falling into the river was captured just before 10 p.m. Tuesday night as waters breaking around the Rapidan Dam eroded the earth underneath the residence. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday morning that the Rapidan...
Saints earn walk off victory over Twins
With many Southern Minnesota communities dealing with the continuing fallout of historic rainfall causing flooding and damage across the region, members of the St. Peter Saints and Mankato Twins senior men’s baseball teams gathered in St. Peter’s Veterans Memorial Park to find a form of respite in America’s pastime. The game, which featured a walk-off rally in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Saints, also set the table for a pair memorable returns to the diamond for St. Peter. Eric Nachreiner took to...
St. Peter community grapples with flood damage
CORRECTION: The article has been updated to reflect that floodwaters only reached the parking lot of Neisen's Riverside Bar and Grill. The bar itself has not been damaged by the flood. Tuesday was supposed to be a regular day of practice for the St. Peter Saints high school football program, but Mother Nature had other ideas in mind. After a week of torrential downpours caused the Minnesota River to flood into residents homes and yards on S. Front Street, the high school footballers put their...
Highway 169 from Le Sueur to St. Peter and St. Peter to Mankato closed
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 recent heavy rains. Highway 169 from Mankato to St. Peter is planned to reopen (with lane restrictions) on Thursday, June 27 by 5 p.m., weather permitting. MnDOT continues to implement flood mitigation efforts in attempt to reopen state highways to traffic as soon as it’s...
Wing King halts business as Minnesota River expands
As floodwaters from the Minnesota River have swamped Highway 99 and French Hill Road, Minnesota Wing King announced that the restaurant would close for the remainder of the week. In a social media post, Minnesota Wing King stated that the flooding was preventing the restaurant from moving their vehicles in or out of the parking lot and receiving an order from their food distributor. The restaurant will also remain closed over the week of July 4 due to a pre-scheduled employee vacation and will not return to normal hours until Wednesday, July 10.
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