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Lightning’s Bakken becomes his school’s 1st cross country champion

Eastview senior wins state Class 3A race with late surge Luke Bakken didn’t have to slay Godzilla, just outrun him. Before every cross country season, Eastview boys coach Thomas Sharp asks runners to identify a “Godzilla Goal,” meaning something that seemed so far out of reach that it could only happen in a movie. Then he’d ask them what they thought they needed to do to achieve their lofty goals and encourage them to try. Coming off a 2025 season where he finished 20th in the state Class 3A meet, Bakken’s Godzilla Goal for his senior year could be only one thing – winning the state championship. Then he went out and did it. Using the finishing kick that has now become his trademark, Bakken passed Channing Goodwin of Rosemount and Max Molinaro of Two Rivers to win the boys Class 3A championship Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Course. All three ran career-best times. Bakken finished in 15 minutes, 6.9 seconds to Goodwin’s second-place 15:07.5 and Molinaro’s 15:14.8, good for third place. Bakken and Goodwin had the two fastest times in the entire state meet, including runners in the Class 2A and Class 1A races. It was the third

Apple Valley, MN · 2d

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Popular coffee chain offers rare NeeDohs, causes traffic jams

Popular coffee drive-thru franchise 7 Brew recently got into some “hot water” after selling limited-edition NeeDohs that caused traffic and chaos earlier this fall. The business idea was a success since it brought in lots of customers, but based on the overwhelming response, it’s likely that franchise owners didn’t expect so many people to show up.

Minnetonka, MN · 22h
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Arlington reviews electric rates, advances $4.8 million bond issue for substation project

The Arlington City Council took several steps toward a major overhaul of the city’s electric system during its Nov. 2 meeting, including reviewing proposed electric rate increases, authorizing the issuance of nearly $4.8 million in electric revenue bonds, and approving additional work tied to the new substation project. The...

Arlington, MN · 1d

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Council moving forward on west water tower

The State of Minnesota awarded Waseca a $1,000,000 bond to begin work related to the West Water Tower. The State of Minnesota also awarded an $8,900,000 bond to continue work related to Inflow and Infiltration and reconstruction of the Nelson Lift Station on 13th Avenue northwest. The council will convene at 6 p.m. the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Waseca City Council Chambers to review the election returns, verify the results, and formally declare the candidates elected to municipal offices.

Waseca, MN · 1d

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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 · 16h

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Sibley East boys make history with second-place state finish

History was made Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Ham Lake, as the Sibley East boys cross country team placed second at the Class A state championship – a feat the program had never before achieved. Similar to the common phrase, “a game of inches,” cross country...

Arlington, MN · 1d