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ELECTION RESULTS
Operating referendums in the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, Blue Earth Area and Maple River school districts passed during elections held today.
Referendums were defeated in Waseca and Le Center.
And in St. Peter, a capital levy was passed for deferred maintenance projects on schools while Jon Carlson, Robert Lambert and Peter Nelson were elected to the school board.
In St. Peter’s municipal elections, incumbent Tim Strand will remain the mayor. Strand pulled in 964 votes versus 499 for David “Eli” Hoehn.
For city council in Ward 1, the top two vote getters were Dan Eichmann with 379 votes and Susan Carlin with 367, and they will claim the ward’s two open seats. Runners up were Douglas Kvidera (180), Jim Johnson (263), Kelsie Peters (250) and Michael Steinhaus (129).
In Ward 2, Jerry Pfeifer won with 244 votes. Runners up were Amy C. Heilman (225) and David B. McGuire (65).
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DWI patrols expand into the bars
Wednesday marked the first time the RAVE approach was applied in outstate Minnesota.
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High-speed chase ends in crash at Wal-Mart
An apparent high-speed chase Thursday morning ended with the suspect crashing into the doors at Mankato Wal-Mart.
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Walkers to monitor Kato flood walls
Area rivers have reached flood stage and are still rising
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'Metro' money starting to flow
The Mankato area's new status as a metropolitian statistical area is paying off.
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Flood watch: New Ulm, Le Sueur County
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Detailed floodwatch for New Ulm, Mankato, St. Peter, Henderson.
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Parking ramp grant secured
Mankato has received a state grant of $850,000 to build a parking ramp downtown at Hickory and Second streets, a big boost to a plan to renovate the Heco Building.
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Flooding shuts down area roads
Flooding on roadways is causing several road closures in area.
Motorists are asked to avoid these areas and report any other roadways covered by water by calling 911. - Weird News: Our litigious society
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Election changes set for 2010
Most voters won't be much affected by 2010 Minnesota election changes, but primary voters and absentee voters should take note.
- Today's services (3/18/2010)
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