Comfort Inn & Suites open for business in North Mankato
North Mankato’s newest hotel is officially open for business
Comfort Inn & Suites open for business in North Mankato By Marissa Voss and Gage Cureton | May 4, 2021 at 5:31 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 7:14 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A new hotel could mean a potential business and tourism boom for the city of North Mankato, and even the region.
Developers are confident that they picked the right place to set up shop.
“This is the perfect place, the industry, the youth sports, the community involvement. It’s just really exciting,” said Eric Seljeskog, Comfort Inn & Suites owner and developer.
Small Business Appreciation Week: Local boutique on wheels expands to storefront
Small Business Appreciation Week: Local boutique on wheels expands to storefront By Bernadette Heier | May 4, 2021 at 5:40 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 8:19 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) People may have noticed a pink ’63 Shasta Airflyte cruising the area, but it’s what’s inside that’s makes it truly stand out.
“I saw this cute, little camper online, and I had to have it. So I bought ‘Birdie’ in Wisconsin brought her back and restored the entire thing, repainted it, ripped a lot of stuff out of it,” said Ali Woods, owner of The Blackbird.
The Docket: lottery winners could soon remain private under new bill
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The Docket: lottery winners could soon remain private under new bill By Holly Bernstein | May 3, 2021 at 4:10 AM CDT - Updated May 3 at 6:36 AM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A bill headed to Gov. Walzâs desk this week would allow lottery winners to keep their names private.
Thereâs bipartisan support for the bill in the House and Senate; it passed unanimously in both chambers.
Now, the bill heads to the governor.
Mankato Area Public Schools to expand agriculture education after local donation
Mankato Area Public Schools to expand agriculture education after local donation By Holly Bernstein | April 30, 2021 at 9:25 PM CDT - Updated April 30 at 10:30 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato Area Public Schools will soon be expanding their agriculture education thanks to a local donation that provides multi-year funds for new positions.
Superintendent Paul Peterson said the money will accelerate the districtâs work in developing the program.
âThis is a really big deal, because itâs such a great alignment to the region which we live, you know the green seam here in Minnesota and across the upper Midwest,â Peterson said. âAs an educational institution, we really believe that itâs really, really important that students have learning opportunities that link up to the environments in which theyâre living in.â