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Sun Patriot
Bank commits $1M to Glencoe Regional health initiative
Security Bank & Trust Company has committed a $1 million lead gift to Glencoe Regional Health’s Center for Healing as part of its Local Return Initiative. The project, now underway, includes two additions to meet growing demand for advanced clinical services and help Glencoe-area residents access essential services and specialty care without traveling long distances. A fourth-generation, family-run bank with 21 locations, Security Bank & Trust Company emphasizes people, relationships and community. The bank credits that philosophy with contributing to its success, noting that when communities grow, the bank grows, too. Launched last year, the Local Return Initiative formalizes the bank’s longstanding commitment to giving back to the communities it serves. The $1 million gift, to be paid over the next five years, reflects a longstanding partnership between the organizations. It is the largest gift the Glencoe Regional Health Foundation has received from a business. “This investment directly impacts our customers and allows them to stay local for care and for healing. Glencoe Regional Health is a cornerstone of our community, providing 24/7 access to healthcare, supporting needs beyond the hospital walls, and serving as an economic engine for the Glencoe area,” said Gale Hoese, Security Bank & Trust Company
Owatonna People's Press
Police: Chaska woman charged with child endangerment after allegedly driving while high
Maria Jose Salcedo, 35, of 1 Riverbend Place #119, Chaska, has been charged with driving while intoxicated and two counts of child endangerment relating to a June 29 event near I-35 mile post 47 in Steele County. The Minnesota State Patrol alleges two separate callers reported a white Jeep heading southbound on I-35 was speeding, crossing over lane lines and almost crashing into other vehicles. Police said troopers saw the vehicle drive by with an inoperable driver’s side headlight and an active rear wiper despite it not raining. While troopers followed the Jeep, it reportedly crossed the fog line and drove on the shoulder of the interstate, and followed the vehicle in front of it “dangerously close.” Police said Salcedo jerked onto the shoulder and slammed on its breaks when the troopers initiated a traffic stop, and the driver’s side tires were reportedly still partially on the fog line. Salcedo’s children, ages 12 and 6, were in the backseat of the Jeep, police said. Asked if she had been drinking, Salcedo reportedly told officers she drank Remy Martin, an alcoholic champagne. Police said Salcedo had an open and partially consumed cannabis edible chocolate bar, a clear plastic bag with marijuana