Mark Piepho News Today

MANKATO — The final day of candidate filing generated several late entrants to local contests, delivering a challenger for Mankato’s longest-serving City Council member, creating a rematch for a Blue

MANKATO — Tuesday was the first day of the two-week filing period for the 2024 election — a day that often draws candidates who don’t like to procrastinate and others

MANKATO — It’s a three-period contest, but a nearly $14 million plan to renovate, modernize and improve Mankato’s indoor ice arena jumped out to a 3-0 lead when presented Tuesday

GOOD THUNDER — Neighbors around an odor-plagued compost site near Good Thunder may soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief without being bombarded with smells they say keep

Dec 15, 2020 MANKATO — Blue Earth County commissioners voted Tuesday to lower next year’s tax levy from the proposed 2.5% to a 1.5% increase in a nod to the economic pain felt by many property owners. “There’s hard times out there,” said Commissioner Mark Piepho as he made a motion to reduce the levy increase by 1%. Commissioner Colleen Landkamer said she knows it’s tough for many people, but she had reservations about lowering the proposed levy in light of added c...