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Rochester Public Schools interim superintendent Kent Pekel will take questions from community members during a virtual forum this week.
This marks the 15th year Tnemec has held a contest searching for the best water tanks in the U.S. and Canada. In all, about 300 water tanks were nominated for the 2021 awards.
Warren Skaaren’s swift, empathetic approach to storytelling earned him a spot at the pinnacle of movie-making.
The announcement from Mayo, which affects about 8,000 employees system-wide, follows a Biden administration plan to require vaccination of most workers within facilities that receive funding from Medicare and Medicaid.
Rochester was among eight communities selected to receive funding for the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development’s newly-created Main Street Economic Revitalization Program.
Speaking in front of supporters outside his home, Trahan said Rochester is at a crossroads and at danger of losing a "spirit of compromise” that had previously defined city politics.
With a few days of voting left, Olmsted County is making a strong push for the famous Ear of Corn Water Tower to win a national award.
The team’s app, called Operation Serenity, offers pediatric patients who are preparing for surgery peace of mind through kid-friendly simulations.
According to Mayo, the blood is needed by patients undergoing surgeries or treatment for medical problems, such as cancer, bleeding disorders, liver damage, burns, and severe bacterial infections.
In her expanded role, Zorn will be responsible for overseeing administrative functions and financial stewardship of an institution that generated $13.9 billion in 2020.
Michael Flynn, formerly the chief operating officer of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, has been named DMC’s new senior director of economic development, the DMC EDA announced Thursday.
Rochester Public Schools interim superintendent Kent Pekel laid out several updates to the district’s Covid-19 safety plan at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting — including new thresholds for distance learning and a pilot program that could keep more kids out of quarantine.
The water tower is among the original pieces of what once was a 65-acre estate built by the legendary Dr. Henry Plummer and his wife Daisy.
The Rochester Parks & Rec department says the Driftless Disc course at Gamehaven Park will be open to the public on Friday, Oct. 8. The course, part of the 2014 master plan for the park, includes a 9-hole recreational course as well as an 18-hole championship- caliber course.
What is being dubbed the Small Project Capital Strategy comes with an acknowledgement that the existing process for applying for public infrastructure funding — first adopted in 2015 — is “in many ways biased toward larger, more sophisticated developers.”
The grant, part of the FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund program, will allow the library to purchase 1,000 Chromebook with built-in WiFi.
There are 14 categories this year, including community service, champion of diversity, sustainability, and excellence in industry.
The appreciation day will come Nov. 26, right after the Thanksgiving holiday. On that date, Mayo says it will be closing most of its U.S. outpatient practices and suspending scheduled surgeries.
With each dish, owner Sansan Chan says the noodles will be prepared in-house with different techniques, spices, and ingredients.
The district says it will use the information to better assess risk while making decisions about quarantine protocols and vaccine requirements for staff.
