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Prairie Island opens cannabis dispensary, the state’s first near TC
Tiketa Champion was on vacation with her family visiting The Lagoon, a water park at Treasure Island Resort & Casino. On the drive over from Rochester, she noticed signs advertising Island Peži, a new cannabis dispensary. So she dropped off her husband and two boys at the water park...
Kasson liquor store, tobacco shop, caught selling THC edibles against state rules
There are two businesses in the city of Kasson currently selling hemp-derived THC edibles, and both stores, including the city-owned liquor store, were selling products that violated the state’s standards, during a recent educational visit, according to Police Chief Josh Hanson. THC, which is the psychoactive ingredient contained in...
Mantorville businesses see end of construction tunnel
Downtown Mantorville businesses are “struggling,” one restaurant owner says, but the road construction project that has torn up Highway 57 passing through downtown is nearly over. “That’s the bright side, said Sakhann “Michelle” Douk, co-owner of the County Seat Coffeehouse in downtown Mantorville. What’s more, customers have been...
Weather continues to impact area construction projects
The continuing heavy rains of the past several weeks have continued to impact area road construction projects. Currently, MnDOT is reconstructing Highway 57 through Mantorville. In conjunction with the state project, the city is installing new storm sewers and doing curb and sidewalk improvements. The state is also resurfacing the pavement on Highway 14 between Kasson and Byron, installing a high-tension cable median barrier between Dodge Center and Kasson and constructing a J-turn at Highway 14 and Dodge County Road 9.
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