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Five injured in Hwy 22 crash
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 25—KASOTA — Five people ranging in age from 13 to 70 were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 22 between St. Peter and Kasota Friday afternoon. A 2021 Kia Forte carrying ...
EDITORIAL: Gritty group preserved prairie
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 10—Thumbs up to all the decades-long work done by a dedicated group to protect a large swath of Kasota prairie. Four decades ago, a gritty group of volunteers formed the Save the Kasota ...
Task force agents report seizure of 1,064 fentanyl pills in rural Kasota
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 4—KASOTA — Agents with the Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force reportedly seized 1,064 fentanyl pills from a rural Kasota storage locker Wednesday. The task force previously arrested ...
Kasota prairie open house returns, smaller
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 5—Despite the closing of a decades-old mine three years ago, the Kasota prairie has largely evaded attention since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, local nonprofit Save the Kasota ...
One of 3 Alliance endorsees wins in St. Peter School Board election
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNov. 8—ST. PETER — Voters in St. Peter, along with residents of Kasota and rural areas surrounding St. Peter, reelected two incumbent members of the St. Peter School Board, a former board member ...
Illegal bullhead fishing in Minnesota resulted in 3 murders in 1940 -- and armed game wardens
The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 1—WATERVILLE — Decades ago, the Minnesota conservation officers, then known as game wardens, generally didn't carry weapons on duty, but that changed following a single deadly encounter ...
'They saved the Union line that day': Local connections to Battle of Gettysburg run deep
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 2—At least two men died in battle. One man was fighting against his brother on the opposing side. Another man survived the battle and the war only to have his name apparently misspelled ...
Filings open for St. Peter City Council, School Board races
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 1—ST. PETER — While most of south-central Minnesota gets a year off from voting in 2023, campaigning is about to kick off in St. Peter where both the city and St. Peter Public Schools hold ...
Animal Humane Society’s $6M gift is largest in its history. Most will be spent on new St. Paul...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Twin Cities-based Animal Humane Society has received a $6 million donation, the largest in its...
St. Peter-Mankato bike trail moving closer to construction
The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 8—MANKATO — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has laid out a precise route for a new bike trail connecting St. Peter and Mankato, intends to purchase the required land and will ...
