Good morning, Mankato.

The Salvation Army in Mankato is hosting its annual Bundle Me Warm drive during MEA break on Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Corps Building on South Riverfront Drive, offering free winter coats & accessories to local families and individuals.

Lincoln Community School, a 103-year-old building, is now recognized as a historic site after a new plaque was unveiled by Mankato Area Public Schools and the Blue Earth County Historical Society, marking the 19th marker in the city’s plaque series.

At In The Spotlight, New Ulm leaders (Police Chief Dave Borchert and Kaitlin Gawrisch of Heart of New Ulm) detailed plans to fight food insecurity and homelessness by launching a Family Resource Center and free library fridge during operating hours, adding community safety programs soon.

Author Paul Wessel and Cheryl Nolte Youngblood will launch the book And They All Came Home honoring the Nolte 36 veteran legacy.

The event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14 at Fairmont American Legion Post 36 - proceeds will benefit the Nolte 36 Organization.

A Good Thunder tween, Autumn Stein, competes in a national comic contest with voting ending today at 9 p.m.; the winner will be featured in a Stan Lee comic, receive VIP tickets to L.A.

Comic Con 2027 and win $25,000.

Heavy rains in September have delayed the start of fall harvest in Kasota and surrounding areas, though local farmers report strong corn and soybean yields.

They expect to resume harvesting once the fields dry enough for safe equipment use.

Dane Ecker (a physical education and health teacher at the Futures program in North Mankato) has become this school year's first Golden Apple Award recipient.

He brings nearly 15 years of experience at the Mankato Area Public School District to tailoring lessons that build student confidence and engagement.

Waseca County is meeting with the U.S. Economic Development Administration today in New Richland to discuss funding for a multimillion-dollar flood mitigation project — recent data from Saturday’s flood will guide its grant strategy for a project expected to finish in under 10 years.

Mankato City Council will decide Monday night on a tax subsidy for a new indoor farm on the northeast side — the project is set to support a $13.5M development that could create over 70 high-paying jobs, with subsidy amounts ranging from $122,400 to $178,700.

Mankato health care providers now call PCOS Awareness Month PMOS Awareness Month—renaming it in June to better show the condition’s wider hormonal and metabolic signs—and expect improved diagnosis throughout September.