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Monday Deadline to Sign Up for Minnesota Senior Games
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Monday is the last day to sign up for the Minnesota Senior Games in St. Cloud. Registration will close at the end of the day. Hundreds of athletes aged 50 and above from across the state and beyond will compete in over 15 events. The...
Minnesota Officials Launch First Phase Of Nitrate Mitigation Plan
RUSHFORD – “If you take anything away from this presentation today, it’s this: get your well tested,” Tannie Eshenaur told southeast Minnesotans earlier this summer. Eshenaur, the Water Policy Center Manager at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), spoke to private well owners at a June Nitrate Open House – part of its education and outreach efforts related to groundwater pollution in southeast Minnesota. The meeting was held at the Rushford-Peterson school; additional meetings were held recently in Stewartville, Mazeppa and online.
Joyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students
ListenJoyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students. In celebration of Disability Pride Month, throughout July MPR News is featuring stories about Minnesotans with disabilities who are making an impact. See more at mprnews.org/changemakers. Young people bring Joyner Emerick hope for the future, which is why they...
Republicans taking unusual route in race against Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MINNEAPOLIS — There has been so much attention on the developments with the presidential candidates that some local races have not gotten as much attention.Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for her fourth term in the U.S. Senate. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the unusual journey Republicans are taking to find the opponent to run against her.U.S. Senate races are very expensive. For example, during the last Senate race in Pennsylvania candidates raised and spent more than $300 million. That's why U.S. Senate candidates usually announce a full year and a half before the election. That is not the...
Northern Minnesota Faces Potential Severe Storms Today, Small Hail
Duluth, MN – Northern Minnesota is bracing for potential severe weather today, with showers and thunderstorms expected to develop throughout the region. According to the US National Weather Service Duluth, there is a 50-90% chance of thunderstorms, some of which may be strong with small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall. High temperatures will range from 72 to 82 degrees.
Historic Minnesota Town Listed As Poorest in the Entire State
According to recent studies, Minnesota has withstood the rise of inflation better than most states in the U.S. However, that doesn't mean that some towns in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes aren't struggling mightily. 247 Wall Street recently released its report on the poorest town in every state, and...
Caledonia’s Wait, Chatfield’s Mauseth Receive Big Coaching Awards
Caledonia/Spring Grove boys track and field coach Reese Wait, pictured above left (far left) with his state title winning team, recently received the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association boys track and field Coach of the Year Award for Minnesota. Said award is sponsored by the Marine Corp and recognizes the best high boys and girls coaches, at both the state and national levels, in cross country and track and field. Wait guided a small Warrior contingent to the state Class A team title, as they had two relay state champions, an individual state champ, plus five other podium makers amidst a squad that sent seven guys to state.
This Is Our Little Happiness
CHATFIELD — Under a flawless summer sky with ample trees for shade, some 200 people spent more than an hour on this Sunday evening listening to patriotic music played by the Chatfield Brass Band. Conductor Carmen Narveson, who has led the band for 23 years, said the concert concentrated...
Aces drop two games in return to Fuller Field
The Owatonna Aces returned to Chuck Fuller Field for a pair of games this last weekend after not having a game at home since July 3. The Aces played the Wanamingo Jacks on Friday night and lost to them 9-3. They then played against the Dodge County Diamondbacks in a high-scoring battle on Saturday, losing 24-14. The matchup against the Diamondbacks was a make-up game from July 10. Versus Wanamingo ...
Man convicted of raping, strangling woman in Lansing Township sentenced to decades in prison
LANSING TWP. — A man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to prison for at least 50 years for sexually and physically assaulting a woman in April 2022. Scott Sylvester, 40, was convicted by a jury in April of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, aggravated stalking, aggravated domestic assault, witness intimidation and interfering with electronic communications.
Man from early July standoff in court Monday, psych evaluation requested
The man who fled police in Owatonna with his seven-year-old daughter and was at the center of a standoff for nearly 10 hours in Austin in early July made an initial appearance in Mower County District Court Monday. Kristofer Karly Luiken, 49, was back in court for two sets of charges, one related to the […] The post Man from early July standoff in court Monday, psych evaluation requested appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
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