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Belle Plaine’s BBQ Days starts today!
The 68th Annual BBQ Days kicks off today!. Belle Plaine’s biggest summer festival will be returning to Union Square Park on July 17-19. There should be lots of red, white and blue for the Saturday parade at 12 p.m., as America’s 250 Years of Independence will be the theme, and Keith Heitkamp will be serving as grand marshal this year.
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This Viral Minnesota Cat Sanctuary Gives Stray Cats A Second Chance And Millions Are Watching
Somewhere in southern Minnesota, around 350 formerly feral cats are living their best lives, cage-free, well-fed, and surrounded by people who genuinely care about them. What started as a small operation has grown into something that millions of people across the country follow online every single day. The live streams,...
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Truman Fire Department Bringing Back Fireworks Show
(Truman) The Truman Fire Department is bringing back a community fireworks show for Truman Days as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration. After a successful fireworks display during Truman’s 125th anniversary celebration, firefighters are once again raising money to light up the sky. So far, the Fire Department has raised about $16,000 toward its $25,000 goal, with donations coming from local businesses and residents across the region. The fireworks are scheduled for 10 p.m. on Friday, July 25, during Truman Days. J&M Displays will provide the show, while firefighters will be on site with equipment and personnel to ensure safety. Anyone wishing to donate can make checks payable to the Truman Fire Department Relief Association with “Fireworks” in the memo line and drop them off at Profinium Financial Bank or mail them to the department’s relief association.
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48-Hour Band Challenge Draws Crowds at Start of Minnesota Original Music Festival
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Minnesota Original Music Festival drew crowds in Saint Peter Thursday, July 16 for the 48 hour band competition. Registered competitors rolled a dice to decide their fate. “Well, the 48 Hour Band Challenge is this event that we put on every year. This is our...
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Vada Dahnert celebrates 90 years
Local resident Vada Dahnert was the guest of honor at a 90th birthday celebration thrown for her at Waseca’s Faith United Methodist Church over the luncheon hour on Sunday, July 12. The many well-wishers were not only able to greet and congratulate her, but also to enjoy delicious food and cake along with a nice view of Clear Lake.
Le Sueur County News
Minnesota Original Music Festival, 48-Hour Band Challenge return for 5th year
St. Peter’s signature celebration of Minnesota music makers is returning this week with a battle of the bands, a spotlight on the local jazz scene and an all-day concert featuring the voices of singer-songwriters from across the state. Between Thursday, July 16 and Sunday July 19, the Minnesota Original Music Festival will be running daily events designed to promote the development of local music and bands. With a compressed schedule featuring just one event per day, organizers are hoping listeners will have an easier time catching everything the festival has in store. “We’re doing a lot of experimenting,” said MOMF founder and lead organizer Eli Hoehn. “When things work we try to keep track of that. When things don’t work we try to keep track of that so we can kind of figure out how to provide the biggest impact for what we’re doing.” The all-day concert series in Minnesota Square Park returns this year, but for just one day only on Sunday, July 19. Hoehn said the change was made so that MOMF could avoid overlapping with events like Mankato’s Blues on Belgrade (typically held in July, though delayed to September this year due to construction) and other neighboring
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Richard Andrew Vadnais and Martha Phylis Doran (part 2 of 3)
By 1934, 18 year old Martha was a student in Mankato studying cosmetology while living with her parents in Jamestown Township. More than likely she attended the Mankato School of Beauty Culture located at 407 S. Front Street in Mankato. Directories list her as a student in Mankato until 1938-1939.13.
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Music Under the Oaks moves inside to beat the heat
GAYLORD, Minn. (KEYC) - Music Under the Oaks, Gaylord’s summer long concert series, moved indoors on Wednesday to avoid more than 90-degree heat, so that concert goers could enjoy Bill Litzau and Open Highway safely at the American Lutheran Church fellowship hall. The concert series usually plays at the...
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A look behind the scenes at winning $25,000 for making a hole-in-one
“Go win 25 grand,” Mitch Koepp said to Matt Rettmann of Gaylord at the third annual St. Paul’s Lutheran School Golf Tournament. So Rettmann did by scoring a hole-in-one at Glencoe Country Club June 1 on a 174-yard par 3. Koepp didn’t realize he had such power as...
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Lakefront Music Fest Rocks Prior Lake!
With over 2000 volunteers making it possible, the Prior Lake Rotary Club knocked it out of the park again for 2026! Raising thousands of dollars for hundreds of charitable organizations and clubs, Lakefront Music Fest since 2010 continued its stellar levels of rocking and rolling with gusto Friday night. Starting the double night action in 2012, Lakefront Music Fest is a double day of fun with one country and one rock themed night.
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Gibbon Funfest gets underway Thursday
“Turn up the Heat” is a fitting theme for Thursday’s Business Appreciation meet and greet beginning at 5 p.m. which will open up Gibbon Funfest. The Local will be hosting a pool tournament at 7 p.m. Whit Wort Brewery will have acoustic music by Michael Haefs beginning at...
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CityArt Celebrates Completion of Community Mural in Lower North Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. (July 9, 2026)—Twin Rivers Council for the Arts is proud to announce the completion of the CityArt in the Alley Community Mural, a vibrant new public artwork commissioned by CityArt, a program of Twin Rivers, as part of CityArt in the Alley, a creative placemaking initiative presented by Gene Biewen and Noel Van Tol.
Eden Prairie Local News
SouthWest Transit names State Fair, RenFest bus wrap design winners
Eden Prairie students McKinley Ulfers and Maya Chang will have their winning designs featured on shuttle buses to the State Fair and Renaissance Festival. The post SouthWest Transit names State Fair, RenFest bus wrap design winners appeared first on Eden Prairie Local News .
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MN Reads: "The Juggler's Song" by Jess Morgan
We're all jugglers. Each day we keep our tasks and responsibilities aloft. Jess Morgan's latest collection of poems, The Juggler's Song, focuses on this common experience of the modern human. "My first book is called Too Many Hats, and it's a lot about juggling many different jobs or skillsets," says...
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Kiwanis Thunder of Drums Competition Fills Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Eight drum Corps International (DCI) groups competed at the annual Kiwanis Thunder of Drums competition at Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato. But first the Mankato Lancers Marching Band took the field to perform the national anthem. The Mankato area public schools senior Leila Pratt was thankful for the event clinic and being able to watch the DCI professionals.