The Free Press, Mankato, MN

Veteran tells of hero's death
Tom McLaughlin described a Marine private who won the Medal of Honor in a Vietname firefight.
Gustavus closer to installing turbines
One obstacle for the college: High demand for devices by public utilities. That's declined because of the economy.
Chinese students come to Bethany
A handful of Chinese students have come to Bethany from United International College, an institution that signed an agreement to engage in various student and faculty exchanges.
Phone Book photo from Mankato woman
The photograph on the cover of the HickoryTech 2009-10 Phone Book was taken at Mankato’s Sibley Park.
Businesses eager to see Favre
If Brett Favre does indeed join the Minnesota Vikings for training camp, says the owner of one campus-area eatery, "there’s not enough restaurants, bars and hotel rooms."
Electric ice cream truck prowls streets
Some youngsters are baffled by the appearance of what was once a summer staple.
United Way starting earlier
Laura Bowman, director of the Mankato Area United Way, said the organization lately has been speaking to its 13 largest corporate donors
PHOTO GALLERY: Faces and Places
Faces and Places from the July, 2009 Mankato magazine
Highways still need fix
Minnesota 2020, a think tank, says crumbling highways need more help than just stimulus money can provide.
Funds for tornado victims
On Wednesday, dozens of Mankato elementary students were selling root beer floats and lemonade to raise money for the victims.
Today's services (7/3/2009)
Economist: Unallotment will cost more jobs

DFL budget plan would have cost fewer jobs, state economist says
Case illustrates justice's revolving door
The deal was set. Jared Attig pleaded guilty to burglary and got out of jail. Within two weeks, he was back
behind bars.
Snell keeps its GM lines
Snell Motors says it has been told it will retain the GM lines it now carries.
Heroes saluted at game
About 15 members of The Fraternal Order of Police South Central Lodge 16 brought about 20 kids to the MoonDogs game Wednesday.
Man sentenced for assault
GAC in top 20 for Teach For America
Gustavus Adolphus College is once again ranked in the top 20 for the number of recent graduates who will serve for two years in the Teach For America program among schools with 2,999 or fewer undergraduates.
Abortion rates rise in region
The number of abortions performed on residents of the nine-county area around Mankato rose from 313 to 341, an increase of 9 percent, in 2008.
Today's services (7/2/2009)

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