Good morning, Mankato.

Vine will host its annual Rake the Town volunteer event from Nov.

11-15 to help older adults and homeowners with disabilities in Blue Earth & Nicollet counties, with groups assessing each yard before assigning roughly 600 volunteers to service areas such as Mankato and North Mankato.

Utility work on Mound Avenue began Monday and is set to last three to five days; crews are working on both sides of Owatonna St + a section of Spence St with a detour in place and restoration scheduled next.

The city of Mankato approved nearly $800,000 in tax subsidies for the Quarry View project (located along Eighth Avenue in the Germania Park neighborhood) to help developer Brett Skilbred build 16 affordable townhouses; all units must serve families earning at or below 115% of the median income.

Mankato West volleyball team hosted Mankato East on Monday, Oct.

19 and won a 3 to 1 match (West sophomore Alex Barten reached his 500th career kill), marking a key milestone for the team.

Ella Huettl, a senior midfielder for Minnesota State Mankato women’s soccer team, was featured in Vogue for her pregame hairstyling routine that bonds teammates (she manages game-day appointments and boosts confidence) while her growing social media following adds to her local influence.