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Wed, Jan 07 2009

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Obituaries

Martha F. Jaeger
Martha F. Jaeger, age 74, passed away after a two year battle with cancer at the Benedictine Living Community of St. Peter on January 6, 2009....more>>

• Dale R. Freundl
• Theresa M. Killion

Sports

College hockey blog | Scores | Sports Columns | Baseball Blog

MSU's Vizenor out as women's coach
Minnesota State women's hockey coach Jeff Vizenor stepped aside Tuesday, but will remain with the MSU athletic department....more>>

• Mankato West rolls past Owatonna
• West dominates boards to dispatch Mayo

Currents

Festival Calendar | Entertainment

Closeup: Diesl to release new CD Friday in Mankato
Mankato rock band Diesl is releasing a new CD, “The Failsafe,” Friday at The Underground before heading out to tour the album in the Midwest....more>>

• Entertainment Calendar
• Consummate promoter

Columns

Brian Ojanpa | John Cross | Tim Krohn | Doug Wolter

Mavs snap streak, but work remains
Minnesota State got an important win against Nebraska-Omaha, but there is still a big hill to climb for the men's hockey team....more>>

• Buffett's Brand-aritaville works like magic
• Childress survives another firing season

Engagements

Anniversaries | Weddings | Births

Phelps — Fjeldberg
A May 23, 2009 wedding is planned....more>>

• Olson — Normandin
• Browne — Gunderson

Your View

Editorials | Roll Call Votes

Letter to the editor policies, deadlines
We welcome letters to the editor...more>>

• Your View: Mismarked ballots shouldn't count
• Your View: Wise men know Christ makes the rules

Outdoors

Close call scares St. Clair resident straight

On November 17, 2008, Rod Shunk came within a millimeter of becoming a grim hunting statistic.
...more>>

• Minnesota Fishing Report: Updated Jan. 7
• Increased limit does not lead to increased birds

Multimedia

AP Video | Photo Reprints

PHOTO GALLERY: Mankato Magazine Faces and Places, January 2009
See a photo gallery from the January 2009 issue of Mankato Magazine's Faces and Places....more>>

• AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Photographers' favorites of 2008
• PHOTO GALLERY: Wreckreation Nation

AP Video

Special project: River Voyage

PHOTO GALLERY: Voyage down the Minnesota River
Check here to see a photo gallery from Free Press staff members John Cross and Tim Krohn's canoe trip down the Minnesota River from near Ortonville to St. Paul....more>>

• Eleven days, countless paddle strokes
• River Voyage: Tracking the progress

COMMUNITY & DISCUSSION FORUMS

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“It’s such a weird feeling; I’ve never had it before. Honestly, I reached a point where I couldn’t recharge and get back to where I needed to be and where the team needed me to be.” — MSU's Jeff Vizenor on his decision to step down as women's hockey coach.
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