The Free Press, Mankato, MN--Community http://www.mankato-freepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255162038.html Eight dimensions of a healthy community http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255162038.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_278180146.html Our View: Region will benefit from pact http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_278180146.html A cooperative agreement on economic development involving seven cities and two counties is a promising development. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:26:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_267162418.html Community Progress plan: Envision 2020 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_267162418.html This site details progress in six different areas of regional community development from transportation to parks. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255165530.html Newspapers can be community builders http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255165530.html Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_257181700.html Our View: Regional economy needs boost http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_257181700.html Community Development InitiativeHow the Mankato region ranks in one of the eight dimensions of a healthy community. Today: Economic opportunity. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_257181438.html Our View: Regional economy needs boost http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_257181438.html Community Development InitiativeHow the Mankato region ranks in one of the eight dimensions of a healthy community. Today: Economic opportunity. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:48:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255164924.html Our View: Community future needs assessment http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_255164924.html About 50 percent of Mankato kindergartners are not ready to start school. Unemployment rates in rural counties around Mankato remain some of the highest in the state. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_180163947.html Thank you http://www.mankato-freepress.com/communityindex/local_story_180163947.html We wish to thank John Cross and Amanda Dyslin of The Free Press for covering the Root River Church vandalism....