Good morning, Mankato.

Greater Mankato Area United Way and Prairie Care host a free forum on Oct.

7 at South Central Service Cooperative in North Mankato with child psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Stein discussing digital habits and youth mental health (including resource tables, networking and a Q&A session).

Friends and family gather today at Wheeler Park in North Mankato to honor Autumn Paulson’s life with a movie screening + storytelling as they remember her legacy a year after her passing following a house fire.

Though garden decline remains minimal mid-September, no frost is forecast for at least the next ten days, so local gardeners are urged to gather their sheets + blankets for cold nights while the outdoor Farmers Market welcomes shoppers on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at Best Buy parking lot on Adams Street.

Heavy rains on Friday brought up to 9 inches of rain and flash flooding to New Richland, prompting evacuations at the local nursing home and road closures along state highways, while Mankato saw less than three inches (keeping the area largely safe).

Mankato and North Mankato ACT on Alzheimer’s group will hold a Dementia Research Summit on Tuesday, Oct.

20 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. Speakers (Dr. Ryan Coburn and Angela Lunde) will provide updates on local research and lifestyle changes.

A nearly-$700,000 new sound system has been installed at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center to upgrade audio for the upcoming MSU hockey games; fans will enjoy clearer sound & booming bass when the familiar ‘Olé’ chant plays after Mavericks goals.