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Dear Answer Man: You so thoroughly answered an inquiry about a bridge at Slatterly Park recently, that got me to wondering if you could tackle yet another bridge question. There are two bridges at Essex Park, and the smaller one (the one that gets more of the pedestrian and bike traffic) got washed out in a rainstorm earlier this summer. Please investigate and inform your loyal followers about the bridge's rejuvenation plans. — Wet-Footed Stone …

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Bridge out? Not really, but a fix is still needed

Lourdes hosted Stewartville in a Section 1, Class 1A boys soccer semifinal match on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at the Rochester Regional Stadium. Lourdes won 3-0.  
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Lourdes, Stewartville Section 1, Class 1A boys soccer semifinal on Oct. 12, 2024

ROCHESTER — When a weekend opened on the Hilltop House Weddings and Events calendar, the owners knew it was their reason to open the space to the community.   People could visit the house turned events venue on the hill of Third Avenue Northwest for its first Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 12. With the fall colors emerging around Rochester, people decorated pumpkins, worked on fall coloring pages and learned the game of hammerschlagen.   “The mus…

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Rochester event venue celebrates Oktoberfest with first public event

HOUSTON, Minn. — Potential noise was one of several concerns critics had about a proposed off-highway vehicle park on a bluff in Houston, Minnesota.   In 2022, many of those critics made some noise themselves to change the composition of the city government, which in February 2023 backed out of the agreement to build the park. Now, more than 18 months later, it’s silence from state officials about what will happen next.   “It’s been about a year…

As a Southeast Minnesota trail plan pauses, others are on paths to progress

ROCHESTER — Celebrations Bridal and Formal Wear has moved into a new space that better represents the store's offerings and the vision the owners have for their store.   The store opened in Barlow Plaza in the March 2023 after another formal wear store, Mestads Bridal and Formal Wear, closed abruptly a month earlier. After nearly a year and a half, it was time to move into a new location. The new storefront is located at 3160 Wellner Drive NE in…

Celebrations Bridal and Formal Wear moves to a new location

ROCHESTER — Sarah Michet wears her politics on her sleeve. Well, on her lawn at least.    With signs supporting the Harris/Walz ticket, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and more, Michet is happy to talk about why she plans to vote for Democrats on Nov. 5.   "A big one for me is Kamala Harris thinks protecting women's reproductive freedom is important," Michet said, when asked what about Harris appeals to her. "She values social justice, and she doesn't b…

Trump or Harris: These Rochester voters aren't afraid to talk politics

ROCHESTER — Plans for the future of Olmsted County’s Graham Park, as well as the adjacent county-owned former Seneca plant site, continue to be tweaked.   A 2023 Graham Park master plan points to a broad vision for the site that houses the Olmsted County Fair on an annual basis, and $8 million in state support is available for development of a new exhibition center on the southern portion of the property, but details continue to be discussed aro…

Olmsted County candidates see future at Graham Park

This week on AgweekTV, sugarbeet harvest is well underway in the northern Plains. We take a look at the conditions causing field fires across the area and what farmers can do to help stop them. The wild rice that's harvested right here in Cass Lake, Minnesota, will soon be processed here with a new facility. And a college student talks about how 4-H and FFA are shaping her future. ]]>

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AgweekTV Full Show: Sugarbeet harvest, field fires, wild rice, 4-H and FFA impacts

RED WING, Minn. — The Red Wing school board treasurer is accused of shoplifting more than $500 of merchandise from a Target since March.   Rachel Marie Marshall Schoenfelder, 49, is charged with a gross misdemeanor count of theft after being caught shoplifting on July 18.   According to the criminal complaint, Red Wing police were dispatched to Target in July after an asset protection investigator said there was "a known shoplifter currently in …

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Red Wing school board treasurer faces theft charges after being caught shoplifting in Target

Advocacy group Faith in Minnesota has made inroads in Rochester elections, energizing progressive supporters while raising eyebrows of the city’s political establishment.

Are Rochester’s nonpartisan elections becoming a battleground for party politics?

ROCHESTER — Olmsted County efforts led to at least 150 admissions to drug- and alcohol-treatment programs in the past year through work supported by multi-state opioid settlements.   During their 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Olmsted County commissioners are slated to review the impacts of the first year of settlement payments that are expected to extend 18 years.   The county expects to receive at least $7.2 million through the settlements with opioi…

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