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Doctor shares how social connections can benefit our health
ROCHESTER, Minn. - One of the doctors who spoke at the community wellness symposium is Dr. Dawn Mussallem who's a breast cancer specialist at Mayo Clinic in specialist. Mussallem has had to face a lot of adversity dealing with breast cancer and heart failure. Making social connections was one way that helped her fight.
Falcon girls bats stay hot, but Komet bats were hotter
The majority of the time when you outhit the opposing team, you win the game. Wednesday night, the Falcons put up six runs on 12 hits, while Kasson-Mantorville had nine hits, but 10 runs. The Komets runs came off timely hits, though, with players on base highlighted by a three-run home run to put the game away for good, giving the Falcons a bad beat and only their second loss in the last eight games. ...
Harter’s Disposal to replace Hometown Haulers in Byron
(ABC 6 News)— Byron City Council met on Tuesday night and chose Harter’s Disposal of Minnesota to get a license for hauling residential garbage. The city only allows for three companies to operate in Byron — as a way to limit traffic for large garbage trucks. Residents...
Egan Company expanding to Kasson
(ABC 6 News) – Officials say more jobs are coming to the Kasson community. This comes as specialty contractor Egan broke ground on Monday on a new 40 thousand square foot prefabrication facility. Egan says it have started to outgrow it’s Rochester office and some employees will now move...
Faribault boys baseball loses close one to Rochester Century Senior night
It was a very sunny day on Senior Night, as the Faribault combined schools (including Shattuck and Bethlehem Academy) battled it out with Rochester Century in a Big 9 pitchers’ duel. Junior Ben Cunniff’s excellence on the mound kept the Falcons in the game in all seven innings of play. After Century put up two runs in the first inning, Cunniff was light’s out shutting out the Century battery, giving up only three hits in the last five innings he pitched. ...
Local child care workers express concerns on National Day without Child Care
(ABC 6 News) – Monday marks National Day without Child Care. Lack of child care is an issue impacting thousands across the country. Monday morning, child care workers at Early Advantage Development Child Care Center in Byron shared their concerns. They say the problems in their industry not only have to do with child care affordability but recruiting new employees.
Soldiers Field Aquatics Center weeks away from anticipated June opening
ROCHESTER, Minn.-The Soldiers Field Aquatic Center is only weeks away from its anticipated opening in early June. As of Friday, May 17, the city is putting the finishing touches on the project to make sure its ready to meet that deadline. The center’s slides are up, the splash pad is...
Baseball Game Preview: Kenyon-Wanamingo Plays at Home
The Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights will be playing at home against the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kenyon-Wanamingo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Kenyon-Wanamingo is coming in off a wild two-game...
Rochester Exchange Club Donates Flags to Kellogg Middle School
ROCHESTER, Minn.- Students at Kellogg Middle School will be reciting the pledge of allegiance under new flags this year, thanks to a donation from the Rochester Exchange Club on Friday, May 17. The club raised over $500 this year to donate sixty flags to fill the school’s classrooms, and handed...
Rochester Farmer’s Market celebrating Community Day tomorrow
The Rochester Farmer’s Market will hold an event called Community Day tomorrow morning. To celebrate May Beef Month, southern/Mexican food fusion business Farm y Cocina will have a chef demo at the market. For National Police Week, the Bemidji-based coffee shop Heroes Rise Coffee Company will be in town....
Med City Marathon kicking off Saturday
ABC 6 NEWS — One of the biggest summer events is set to kick off in Rochester this weekend: it’s the Med City Marathon!. Festivities for the 28th annual Med City Marathon will begin in Rochester on Saturday, May 18 at 2 P.M. with the Med City Expo at the Mayo Civic Center. Then, later that day, a kid’s race will be followed by the Altra Federal Credit Union 5K.
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