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Residents can review MnDOT transportation plan at April 9 meeting

March 27, 2025

Please join Region Nine Development Commission (RNDC) in reviewing the MnDOT District 7’s Area Transportation Improvement Program (ATIP). This public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 9 from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Monarch Room at South Central Services Cooperative, 2075 Lookout Drive, North Mankato. There will be a brief presentation and MnDOT staff will be available for questions and comments for the remainder of the open house.

March 20, 2025

Women from the breadth of Minnesota’s agriculture community are invited to share their stories with legislators and key leaders at the Minnesota State Capitol for Women in Ag Day on Monday, March 24.

Miss Sleepy Eye to be crowned Sunday

March 13, 2025

Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation is this Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Sleepy Eye Event Center. Miss Sleepy Eye and two princesses will be crowned to represent the community as the 2025 Miss Sleepy Eye Ambassadors. Following are profiles of each candidate, including their answers to two questions asked of them by the Miss Sleepy Eye organization.

STATE BOUND

March 13, 2025

Morgan Mathiowetz and her teammates react after she tied Friday’s Section 2A championship game with less than 22 seconds to play with a bucket near the rim while getting fouled and falling to the floor. She would sink the free throw to make it a three-point play and put St. Mary’s ahead. The Knights held on to beat BOLD 57-54 and advance to the Class A State Tournament. See page 12 for more on the game.

Speech team earns second at Redwood Valley tournament

March 6, 2025

The River Valley Speech Team competed close to home on Saturday, March 1, earning second in the Redwood Valley Cardinal Invitational in Redwood Falls. This tournament featured fifteen schools, from both A and AA schools. A multitude of the team’s speakers received special recognition. Alexandra Confer earned a first-place champion medal in prose. Lily Kallevig received a second-place medal in extemoporaneous reading. Receiving third-place medals were Abigail Jensen in prose, Paige Schwarzrock in humor, and the duo team of Lily Pingeon and Leo Hovland. Fourth-place medals were awarded to Kaylee Granda in drama, Kyla Peichel in Great Speeches, Nora Hoffmann in poetry, and Levi Johnson in storytelling.