Community reflects on pandemic as council proposes day of remembrance
Community reflects on pandemic as council proposes day of remembrance By Holly Bernstein | February 19, 2021 at 11:40 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 11:40 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Mankato City Council plans to dedicate a day to pause and reflect on all those impacted by COVID-19.
March 1 could become COVID Memorial Day.
It would be a day to remember the victims, survivors and all those impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ahead of Monday’s city council meeting, Mankato community members are reflecting on this past year, what they’ve learned and what they hope others take away as the state so far marks its millionth COVID vaccine dose.
High school seniors react to returning to classrooms
High school seniors react to returning to classrooms By Bernadette Heier | February 19, 2021 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 7:03 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Last year, when schools first closed due to the pandemic, many thought it’d be for a short period of time.
“It was really weird, it didn’t feel real. It kind of just felt like a break, like oh this is a two-week thing we will be back,” Mankato West High School senior Mattea Burmeister said.
While the switch to online and hybrid learning posed its challenges, students say it was the social aspect that was particularly tough, as well as the canceled traditions.