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Faribault Daily News

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Faribault Legion to continue suicide awareness event after previous organizer closes

American Legion Post 43 Commander John Haessig was driving home from HyVee with $300 worth of groceries in the back of his truck. No one knew it then, but the veteran was not in a good state of mind. He planned to get enough groceries to feed his family, then end his life. But as he drove by the Rice County Court House, he saw people gathered around the veteran’s memorial with empty boots all around. He had to know what was going on. At the memorial, Kurt Mansfield was helping with the first Veterans Day event held in Faribault by Operation: 23 to Zero, a nonprofit working to end suicide among veterans and active-duty members of the military. At this event, Mansfield lowered a pair of boots from the steps of the court house and onto the memorial at the bottom of every hour for 23 hours. “I came down here and I sat on that bench and I talked to Kurt for seven hours,” Heassig said. “I stayed for the rest of the night. If it wasn’t for Kurt, I wouldn’t be here. He saved my life.” Heassig said he would stay through the whole night bringing the

Faribault, MN · 1d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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$13 million in budget cuts could be coming to South Washington County Schools

South Washington County Schools could cut $13 million from its budget, with staff losses possible but no school closures planned.

Washington County, MN · 20h

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Meets Veterans Needs

Keep your community informed, support local news. Northern Dakota County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a nonprofit veterans organization that every year feeds 800 members of the military and their families and helps more than 50 veterans with direct, practical needs. “We’re not going to abandon a serious need for...

Dakota County, MN · 2d
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Voter turnout spiked in Minnesota communities linked to hyperscale data centers

Running for City Council in Farmington this year, Ben Blomgren said voters asked him about data centers more than anything else. “This was the issue that everyone wanted to talk about,” he said. “When I went door to door, it was about the data center.”. Blomgren had a...

Farmington, MN · 7h
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KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Minnetonka advances to 6A Semis with 19-6 win over Lakeville South

Minnetonka quarterback Caden Gutzmer threw two touchdown passes to eighth-grader Theo Brown and added a rushing touchdown as the Skippers defeated Lakeville South 19-7 Thursday night in the Class 6A state quarterfinals at Eastview High School. Lakeville South (7-4) struck first on a 2-yard touchdown run by senior Griffen Dean in the second quarter. Minnetonka […]

Minnetonka, MN · 13h