Good morning, Mankato.

Mankato will host history’s largest peace torch relay Friday morning as runners from eight countries embark on a 76-mile leg to Minneapolis on Highway 169.

The event is part of a five-month journey across all 50 states honoring America’s 250th anniversary.

Twin Rivers Council for the Arts invites residents to Learn Art on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the alley behind NaKato Bar & Grill—where interactive letterpress printing, live watercolor demos, leather stamping and a collaborative mural let all ages try new creative techniques.

Cornerstone School will open a new campus for 6th to 8th graders this fall at the former Kato Public Charter School location on 6th Street in Mankato.

The school is a partnership between Mount Olive + Peace Lutheran + Eagle Lake Lutheran that may add 30 seats to support growing enrollment.

Starting this summer, Aspyn Acres in Waseca has opened a fawn rehabilitation center to care for orphaned baby deer in a clinical facility and natural enclosure — the program plans to ease in care for up to 20 fawns and release them to the wild early fall.

Mankato Chemical Health received a permit to operate its outpatient alcohol and drug counseling center in a former church at 114 Pohl Road despite local opposition.

The city council approved minor adjustments (such as no outdoor therapy sessions in the evening) to address neighborhood concerns.

Local softball players and seven local businesses raised $30,000 to install new scoreboards at Jefferson Park in Saint Peter — replacing the 20-year-old boards used for girls fastpitch and other baseball events.

The upgrade will benefit the park as part of the ongoing effort to improve its facilities.