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$11.5M FAA grant boosts Mankato airport project
Mankato City Manager Susan Arntz joins us after the Mankato Regional Airport received an $11.5 million FAA grant for a new air traffic control tower. We’ll discuss the $31.6 million project, planned taxiway improvements and how the tower could enhance safety and support Minnesota State University, Mankato’s growing aeronautics program.
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Thousands of invasive carp removed from Silver Lake
Silver Lake has a carp problem. Carp, an invasive species introduced to the United States in the mid-1800s, stir up the bottom of the lakes they live and spawn in, reducing water quality in the process. As carp populate a lake, they eat by rooting around in the mud at...
Transportation Today News
FAA awards $1.1B in Airport Improvement Program grants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded 280 Airport Improvement Program grants to airports in 46 states and three territories totaling $1.1 billion. The program funds airport infrastructure projects such as airport lighting, airport markings, airport signage, runways and taxiways. Grants are based on an airport’s passenger volume. “As we continue to strengthen the National […] The post FAA awards $1.1B in Airport Improvement Program grants appeared first on Transportation Today .
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Bohemian Hippie Market to Be Held on Saturday in Fairmont
FAIRMONT — A new event celebrating Bohemian and hippie culture is coming to downtown Fairmont this weekend. The first Bohemian Hippie Market, sponsored by Giddy Up Boutique and Imagine Martin, will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on West First Street. The event will feature about 50 vendors, with additional vendors inside the Imagine Martin Community Information Hub and the Michael and Elizabeth Garry Building. Shoppers can find boho clothing, vintage décor, macrame, plants, crystals and more. There will also be food trucks, music, readings and henna tattoos. Organizers hope the market will bring people together for a day of shopping, food and entertainment, and say they may consider holding similar events in the future.
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Only fire fits at Stomper’s Closet
Just like sipping on matcha lattes and listening to music with wired earbuds, Gen Zs love to thrift. Whether it be in classic downtown thrift stores, markets or online, great finds are always out there. The CSU Ballroom was transformed last week into Stomper’s Closet, a free thrift pop-up for professional clothing where all students were invited to choose one full outfit to keep.
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This Minnesota Mini Golf Course Is So Fun It Should Come With A Warning Label
Somewhere in Minnetrista, Minnesota, there’s a mini golf course that makes every other mini golf course feel like it owes you an apology. Big Stone Mini Golf isn’t just a place to swing a putter around for an hour. It’s the kind of place that makes you stop...
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Midwest-Based Vertical Endeavors Changes Hands
Last week, the Midwest climbing gym chain Vertical Endeavors—which operates six gyms across Minnesota and Illinois—announced it had been acquired on Friday, September 4. Previously owned by Nate and Pam Postma, who founded the business 34 years ago, Vertical Endeavors is now owned by Adam Arling and Brent Sugay.
Southern Minnesota News
Mankato Airport Tower Receives $11.5 Million FAA Grant
The Mankato City Council has approved an additional $11.5 million in federal funding for construction of an air traffic control tower at Mankato Regional Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the grant Monday, with the city facing a Thursday deadline to execute the funding agreement. The latest award brings total...
Faribault County Register
It’s time for Homecoming at BEA
It may be hard to believe but Blue Earth Area is already celebrating Homecoming. This year, Homecoming week will be celebrated Sept. 14-18. This year’s Homecoming King and Queen candidates have already been announced. The king candidates are Layden Bassett, Sully Dahlberg, Wyatt Jones, Caden Juba, Dylan Preuss and Traven Zierke. The BEA queen candidates are Sidney Eitzmann, April Garcia, Sammy Meyers, Abbey Lorenz, Ayla Warmka and Khloe Zabel.
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‘Dear Jacob’ Author Patty Wetterling to Speak at MSU Mankato on Advocacy and the Power of Education
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Nationally recognized child advocate and author Patty Wetterling is returning to her alma mater, Minnesota State University, Mankato, to headline a special Homecoming week event. Speaking on In the Spotlight, MSU Director of Alumni Relations Brian Zins announced that Wetterling—a 1971 graduate alongside her husband, Jerry—will participate in a free, public fireside chat on Thursday, October 1, at Ostrander Auditorium.
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Pick of the Litter: Mildred & Gertrude
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - This week’s pick of the litter is a pair of sweet old ladies in Mildred and Gertrude!. They are the oldest cats at BENCHS, both being eight years old. They have some staining on their faces but those are just artifacts of a life long...