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  • pic4.jpeg 'In Stitches': Bethany theatre costumes on display

    'In Stitches' will be on exhibit through May 29 at the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts Gallery.

    May 16, 2013 4 Photos

  • Fall of faith

    I 35W Bridge Survivor Recounts Falling 60 Feet For Lois Welman, plummeting 60 feet during rush hour traffic when Interstate 35W’s Mississippi River Bridge collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007 -- killing 13 people and injuring 144 individuals -- was essentially

    May 16, 2013

  • gehring-ryan art1 Partner art ST. PETER -- Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan don't share a studio. They very seldom paint together and don't really share influences. Yet there are similarities between the artistic couple. For starters, both are teachers. Putnam has taught ar

    May 16, 2013 6 Photos

  • Exhibits Arts Center of St. Peter — Paintings by Charlie Putnam and Le Ann Gehring-Ryan, Friday through June 16 at 315 S. Minnesota Ave., St. Peter. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Blue Earth County Library, M

    May 16, 2013

  • Links to cancer still mixed for low-calorie, high-protein soy beans

    Q: I have heard a lot about how healthy soy foods are for me, and that I should be eating or drinking them, but I am a bit leery because of all the talk about soy and breast cancer. Is soy a good choice, or should I avoid it? A: Soybeans are a widely

    May 14, 2013

  • mfp-Lois Jaeger-pic Ain't no sunshine when she's gone MANKATO — There are those people in life whose unyielding kindness and warmth lift up those around them, whose focus is always outward — never on themselves. Lois Jaeger, fine arts director at Bethany Lutheran College, is certainly one of those peopl

    May 12, 2013 1 Photo

  • Cooking 101: Dana Elliott, chef, to lead Taste of Home Cooking show

    MANKATO -- Dana Elliott has given interviews about food all over the country. As a seven-year "seasoned" veteran of the Taste of Home Cooking School -- as the Indianapolis chef expert wittily characterizes herself -- Elliott delivers simple, easy-to-

    May 12, 2013

  • Names and Notables Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation awarded $15,418 worth of free paint to 16 projects across the region. Picture-it-painted is a partnership between SMIF and Valspar Corporation in support of community b

    May 12, 2013

  • cover art prev Record making MANKATO -- Pressing vinyl ain't cheap. Especially for a local punk band with families, jobs and more practical ways to spend thousands of dollars. Still, the Old Towne Ghosts shared a dream. The members of the hard-driving punk band that has won a lo

    May 10, 2013 3 Photos

  • the wall Mankato musician scales 'The Wall' in tonight's concert

    MANKATO -- Ian Hilmer was a teenager when he first hunkered down in his bedroom and listened to Pink Floyd's "The Wall." The Mankato singer/songwriter borrowed the iconic concept album from a friend's older brother and took the first few steps into a

    May 10, 2013 1 Photo

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