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Minnesota takes steps to make it even easier to vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMinnesota — a state where it is already easy to vote — is moving make it even easier, countering the national trend of states imposing further...
Hanska man injured in crash
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 7—HANSKA — A Hanska man was hospitalized Sunday after rolling his Mini Cooper on Highway 257 east of Hanska Sunday. Brandon Lee Stage, 33, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the ...
Aerial photo work slated near Hanska, St. James
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 14—HANSKA — The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping of several south-central Minnesota areas. Work is to begin in mid-April along a section of Highway 257 ...
Minnesota colleges could host on-campus early voting under proposal at Capitol
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMinnesota colleges and universities could ask county elections officials to set up on-campus polling places under a bill introduced by Democrats at the State Capitol. Rep. Kristi Pursell, DFL-Northfield ...
Hanska woman accused of tax fraud
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 26—The Free Press HANSKA — Charges filed against a Hanska woman accuse her of underreporting sales from her dog breeding business to avoid paying taxes. Jana Marie Makela, 43, faces six ...
Republican governor candidate campaigns in Mankato
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 19—On the campaign trail Thursday in Mankato, Republican governor hopeful Scott Jensen said he and running mate Matt Birk are the right team to end his party's lengthy losing streak in ...
Minnesota Legislature enters final day after taxing weekend
Austin Daily Herald, Minn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 22—By Brian Bakst Minnesota legislators face a midnight Monday deadline to finish the 2023 session after a busy weekend spent passing major elements of the DFL-authored budget plan. On Sunday ...
Names and notables
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 7—Minnesota School Boards Association Mankato Area Schools Board Chair Jodi Sapp received recognition during the 2022 Minnesota School Boards Association Leadership Conference Jan. 13 in ...
Municipal liquor sales set record as profits rise in rural Minnesota
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 17—Minnesota's municipal liquor operations reported a 26th consecutive year of record sales in 2021, and stores in the region mostly followed that robust trend. Sales totaled $423.5 million ...
Housing cost burden a deepening crisis for many Minnesotans
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 16—By Mark Fischenich mfischenich@mankatofreepress.com For 2-year-old Aurora Jones, the small basement apartment near downtown Mankato that she shares with her mom, Jenny, and their dog ...
