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In Ep. 576 of The TouchArcade Show we touch on a variety of topics, as usual. We start off talking a bit about our plans for Christmas, which is coming up on Monday, as well as the state of electronic toys for children nowadays.

Farming is an unincorporated town in Central Stearns County in Central Minnesota along county roads 23, 41 and 42 located approximately 9 miles north of Richmond and 7 miles south of Albany. To help tell the story of Farming I was joined by longtime residents Dan Rea and Marilyn Mergen.

The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a stolen vehicle on the 2200 block of Roosevelt Road. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers says the vehicle is a 2023 gray Mazda CX5 with Minnesota license KJM 765.

The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation recently highlighted high achieving businesses in the St. Cloud area. GSDC Talent Director Gail Cruikshank and Preferred Credit (PCI) VP of HR and Organizational Development Jenny Paulsrud joined me on WJON.

Minnesota snow plows haven't been needed a lot yet in the state but when they are, they will be ready. I was joined by Truck Equipment Sales Manager Tim Erickson from Towmaster in Litchfield.

COVID isn't the same as it was in 2020 but it doesn't mean people still aren't getting sick. The latest version of COVID is making its way through Central Minnesota. CentraCare Spokesman Dr. George Morris joined me on WJON.

The Jolly Trolley food drive returns this week. St. Cloud Metro Bus Marketing and Communications Manager Nate Ramacher is heading up the event again this year. This will be his 7th year working on the event and the 13th year Metro Bus has partnered with area businesses to make this happen.

The Vikings survived a poor offensive performance to win 3-0 at Las Vegas against the Raiders Sunday. Nick Mullens replaced an ineffective Josh Dobbs and now the question of who starts, who's #2 and who is 3rd string for Saturday's game at Cincinnati is on.

The ice fishing season has been dealt a setback this week with high temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He explained last year at this time we has high temperatures in the teens, there was measurable snow on the ground and ice covering Central Minnesota lakes.

ROCORI is renaming their basketball court Bob Brink Court. The Spartans will host Princeton tonight at 7:15 and will have a ceremony at 6:45 with former players and coaches speaking about the longtime head coach.