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Many Halloween Festivities Planned Throughout Fairmont
FAIRMONT — Halloween festivities are planned throughout Fairmont this weekend, with activities for children and adults. Downtown Prowl the Plaza will take place Friday, October 30, from 4 to 5 p.m., with 29 businesses, organizations and families participating. That’s up from 18 last year. Trick-or-treating is also planned at Ingleside Assisted Living from 3:30 to 4:30 Friday, followed by a trunk-or-treat at St. Paul Lutheran School from 5:30 to 6:30. Saturday’s activities include Halloween Fun at the Martin County Library, family activities at Bowlmor, trunk-or-treating at Ward Park and Halloween Rock On Ice at the Martin County Arena. Adults can also enjoy Halloween karaoke and costume contests at Silo ’67 Friday and Saturday, along with a costume contest and live entertainment at Fairmont Brewing Company on Saturday.
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MSU administrator running for city council: Bryan Schneider hopes to address student housing affordability
Bryan Schneider, Minnesota State’s assistant CIO and director of technology solutions, says he’ll focus on student housing affordability if elected Nov. 3 to the Mankato City Council. Schneider is running against incumbent Jessica Hatanpa, who is seeking her third four-year term in Ward 5 — a ward in...
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Discussion for budget gets serious
The Blue Earth City Council had a difficult discussion about the 2027 budget during their meeting on Monday, Oct. 19. They also decided to keep plans to install a tile line along Nicollet Street as part of the South Linton Street project, rather than removing it from the plan. During...
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Highway 22 reopened between Saint Peter and Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - As of 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, Highway 22 has reopened between Blue Earth County Road 57 in Mankato to just south of the Minnesota River Bridge in St. Peter, as an over two year reconstruction project has been completed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
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Fairmont Park Board Members Asked to Voluntarily Inspect City Parks
(Fairmont) Fairmont Park Board members are being asked to voluntarily inspect city parks and green spaces to help identify maintenance needs and plan future improvements. Public Works Director Matthew York says members will receive individual checklists to document park conditions, problems and ideas. The information will be compiled to help the city prioritize projects, with the goal of having a plan ready when the board resumes meetings in April. York says participation is voluntary and will supplement, not replace, work already done by city employees. The board also heard that city officials will discuss material options for proposed pickleball courts at the next City Council meeting.
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Uniform emergency: MN quilters sew 110 uniforms in two days for high school marching band
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Mankato Clinic welcomes a second generation podiatrist to the Foot and Ankle Center
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato Clinic’s Foot and Ankle Center is becoming a family affair for its founding podiatrists, Dr. James Nack and Dr. Lynn Gustafson, who got to welcome their daughter, Dr. Danielle Nack to the clinic staff as a foot and ankle surgeon on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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“Coalition of Care” seeks to improve community one connection at a time
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Coalition of Care was formed less than a year ago as an off-shoot of the Living Earth Center’s Earth Conference. It’s led by a group of just eight people, but their goal is to extend their reach all throughout the community. Saturday the...
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Former Owatonna employee sues city and 3 top officials for age discrimination and retaliation
Owatonna’s former communications manager is suing the city and three top officials for alleged age discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower violations after she claims she was pushed out of her position by a younger leadership team, according to court documents filed last week.