Daily
Mankato
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Good morning, Mankato. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 22nd of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The annual Rake the Town event will soon help elderly residents in Nicollet and Blue Earth Counties get their yards raked. Organizers are recruiting volunteers to use provided equipment — and request donations to cover costs. KEYC
- ➤ Volunteers will begin setting up nearly 2 million lights and 100 displays for the 13th annual Kiwanis Holiday Lights this weekend—work that will last five weeks while the park stays open with ladders and lifts in place. Organizer Scott Wojcik said the effort also supports 17 food shelves receiving deliveries. KEYC
- ➤ Patience N Bubbles Childcare opened in July at 1720 Bassett Drive and now cares for 22 children, including 4-year-old Severyn Rollings with autism, using a trained staff that supports kids with and without disabilities. Owner Mary Ssegirinya said the center will soon add school-age care and parent support groups — it is hosting a free, family-friendly Halloween event Saturday from 4—6 p.m. Mankato Free Press
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ On Saturday, the fifth annual Old Town Mankato Day of the Dead celebration will fill Riverfront Drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.—organizers say community efforts have secured the festival's future despite earlier fundraising concerns. KEYC
- ➤ The Minnesota River Congress will host a free event on Thursday at 7 p.m. at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture in New Ulm that highlights the Minnesota River’s past, present — and future with a film screening, book talk, and discussion on water storage initiatives. Speakers Rita Weaver and Scott Sparlin will lead a Q&A session about plans for a Minnesota River Coordinating Commission. Mankato Free Press
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ A statewide rail study by MnDOT found that Mankato is a heavy user of freight rail and shows potential for future passenger service—local industries such as soybean processing boost its ranking, with the route placed behind only Duluth and Rochester and the plan set to be adopted by the end of the year. Mankato Free Press
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ North Mankato residents are asked to sign up for a new communication service that sends emergency and community updates. The city will soon switch from Nixle to TextMyGov — residents can text keyword NMANKATO to 91896 to enroll. Mankato Free Press
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The New Ulm boys soccer team made history by earning its first ticket to the Class AA State Tournament after coming back to beat Worthington in the Section 2AA Final — head coach Timothy Plocher led the team that averaged nearly 3.5 goals per game. KEYC
-
MN Child Welfare Training Academy: MDT Collaboration in Child Protection
— Time Range — Centennial Student Union — Free entry — Explore effective multidisciplinary team strategies in child protection through in-depth training sessions.
-
Holiday Craft and Gift Show
3-7 p.m. — Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center — $3 Admission — Enjoy three days of shopping, festive cheer, and handcrafted treasures from local vendors.
-
Styx and Loverboy Concert
1:30-9:00 p.m. — Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center — Tickets from $47.50 — Rock legends Styx and Loverboy promise a night of classic hits and electrifying performances.
-
MSU Moorhead Dragons vs. Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks Football
12:00 – 1:30 PM — Blakeslee Stadium — Tickets from $33 — Cheer on the Dragons and Mavericks in an exciting collegiate football matchup.
No new real estate listings today. You can submit one here.
No new job posts today. You can submit one here.
No new community announcements today. You can submit one here.
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Success is the product of daily habits—not once-in-a-lifetime transformations.
Know who said this? Send us an email!
Reveal the authorAbout Daily Mankato
Welcome to the Daily Mankato, your community newsletter that's anything but snooze-worthy, packed with positive, impactful local news + events across the Mankato, Minnesota community. If you like the Daily Mankato, support us by subscribing to our email newsletter and sharing us with your friends and family in Mankato.
Advertising Opportunities
Advertising with us will make sure you stay at the top of everyone's mind—in Mankato and across Minnesota. You can learn more here. We'll work together to build a custom plan to hit your goals this year.
Alternatively, you can submit events, announcements, real estate listings, and job postings. We'll include them in our newsletter on whichever dates you like.
Community, delivered
Our hyper-local media company activates communities through daily email newsletters that curate the most positive, impactful local news + events – all for free.
Subscribe to Daily Mankato
A free Mankato community newsletter.
- Daily local news
- We curate the most positive, impactful local news + events.
- 6AM City
- A publication of 6AM City, the nation's leading local newsletter-first media network. Nominate your city.
© 6AM City Inc. 2025. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. Terms of Service. Questions? Contact us here
Sitemap: https://dailymankato.com/sitemap