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Hunter Frank Memorial Ride returning to support veterans
The biggest fear of anyone who’s lost a loved one in the armed services is that they will be forgotten. That’s what has driven Brandon Flores to keep going these past four years. His brother Hunter Frank died in 2020 while deployed with the U.S. Navy in El Salvador. Frank spent his formative years in Steele and Waseca Counties, and enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Owatonna High School...
Schmidtke to enter MNHSBCA Hall of Fame
The Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association recently announced that former Blue Earth Area coach Todd Schmidtke has been selected to enter the MNHSBCA Hall of Fame. Schmidtke joins his father, Howard, who was selected to the same Hall of Fame in 2008. “I was definitely born into a baseball...
The struggle for special education resources is nothing new
Open enrollment for public schools and a wide area of other choices mean that students don’t have to attend school in their home communities. That wasn’t always the case. Sixty years ago, anyone wanting to switch public school districts in Minnesota had to move to that particular community. School districts had huge disparities in resources. The disparities were a concern raised by one of Minnesota’s special education pioneers, Evelyn Deno.
Miesville Advances to Semis in Class B, Union Hill Season Ends
There are eight teams left in the Minnesota Baseball Association Class C Amateur Baseball Tournament and four teams remaining in Class B. Champions will be determined on Labor Day with the forecast Sunday and Monday perfect for players and fans alike. In Class B, Miesville Mudhens picked the Hopkins Berries...
CNN denies that Harris interview length was edited
CNN said its recent interview with Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), was not edited despite allegations that it was spliced and shortened. A theory online among former President Trump’s supporters began to spread late this week that the 27-minute interview that aired was originally 41 minutes long, meaning a…
Man dies after crashing motorcycle in southeast Minnesota
An 81-year-old man died Saturday morning after crashing his motorcycle into a ditch in Arendahl Township, according to the the Minnesota State Patrol. The deceased rider was identified as Noel Alan Luedtke, of Rochester. Luedtke was eastbound on Hwy. 30, at mile marker 258.5, when his motorcycle went off the...
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