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Some local bike riders aren't letting the raining weather change their plans. Out promoting the benefits of biking today the mayors of Mankato and North Mankato. The weather might not be ideal but many
The North Mankato and Mankato mayors are organizing a bike ride through the two cities.
It's all a part of National Bike Month observed in May.
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DFL lawmakers made good on a lot of their promises coming off their big electoral victory in 2012. Arguably none bigger than funding for K-12 education. Along with higher per pupil funding, the state
Most districts already had all-day kindergarten, will now be funded in full
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A CVS Pharmacy worker in Mankato is facing multiple felonies after allegedly stealing more than a thousand prescription pills. Back on Monday, authorities were contacted about an employee theft concerning
A CVS Pharmacy worker in Mankato is facing multiple felonies after allegedly stealing more than a thousand prescription pills. Back on Monday, authorities were contacted about an employee theft concerning
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Nordic Storm, the St. Peter area Robotics Team, is back from the FIRST Championship in St. Louis and presented their robot to the St. Peter Kiwanis Club today.Robotics teams from across the country descended
Nordic Storm, the St. Peter area Robotics Team, is back from the FIRST Championship in St. Louis and presented their robot to the St. Peter Kiwanis Club today.
MANKATO, Minn. -
The United Way in Mankato wanted to get a better idea of what it's like to be on food stamps.
What better way than to go to the grocery on that budget.
To get a sense of the limits of EBT, United Way board members split into five teams and went to the five grocery stores in town to see who could stretch their dollars the farthest. $120 a week, for a family of four.
To do that, it meant forgoing Kraft brand mac and cheese for the Hy-Vee version. Bye bye Kemps. Every cent counts.
Steve Van Roekel of the Mankato United Way says, "You have to think really hard about whether or not you're going to get enough to begin with to keep your family happy for a week. On top of that, to do it in a nutritious was. It takes a lot of effort and there's no extra, that's for sure."
When they were done, they brought back their haul to be graded by nutritionists from MCHS.
The winner, at least with this group of shoppers... Wal-Mart. Lots of store-brand vegetables, bulk eggs... enough to easily feed the family for a week.
Assuming everyone is fine with eating frozen vegetables and generic noodles, and willing to cook from scratch every meal.
Blue Earth County Administrator Bob Meyer says, "It really was informative to the members of the United Way board in terms of what thoughts have to be considered when pricing food and what decisions are made in the grocery aisles on the cost of various items and how do they plan out their weekly menus."
All of the food purchased in the United Way's experiment was donated to the Salvation Army food shelf.
