Post-Bulletin · Elgin, MN
It wasn’t just the chance to hunt white-tailed deer that brought dozens of hunters and volunteers together for the 15th annual Tom Eckdahl Memorial DAV Deer Hunt at Chester Woods Park. It was the camaraderie. Julie Mosser, a veteran from Elgin who served 11 years in the Navy, said swapping stories is one reason she continues to volunteer. Randy Carson, a veteran whose son died in Afghanistan in 2012, also mentioned the stories. “It’s nice for these guys to have an ear of somebody who gets it,” said Carson, who has taken part in the event as a hunter or a volunteer for more than a decade. Carson said he continues to do it as much for himself as he does to help other veterans. “I enjoy it because it makes me feel like I’m out with my son,” he said. Ron Whipple, 73, of Dexter, also enjoyed the camaraderie and the food, and said he’d be back next year. “Even if I don’t get a deer,” he said.
Post-Bulletin · Plainview, MN
Nearby: Plainview, MNA 44-mile bike ride for ice cream might sound ambitious. For Dean and Julie Stenehjem, it’s just a good Sunday outing. The Rochester couple recently pedaled their tandem bicycle to Plainview and back for a Dairy Queen treat--the latest in a long history of rides that have taken them throughout the Midwest and around the world. At 74 and 75, Dean and Julie aren’t particularly interested in slowing down. They’re too busy biking, walking, traveling, gardening, volunteering, learning, and finding new ways to stay engaged with the world around them. It’s a way of life that has evolved over the decades, shaped by their Rochester roots, careers centered on people and community, and a shared inclination to get involved rather than sit on the sidelines. Rochester roots Both Dean and Julie were born and raised in Rochester and attended John Marshall High School.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — The Rochester Community and Technical College men's basketball team used a big second half to come away with a victory Friday night in Rochester. Brandon Wilson scored 23 points as RCTC outscored Vermilion Community College by 17 in the after halftime to come away with a 97-74 win at the Rochester Regional Sports Center. Wilson (Green Bay, Wisc.) paced an offense that shot 68% in the second half to overcome a "sluggish" first half, as the Yellowjackets improved to 3-2 overall on the season and 1-0 in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Sophomore guard Carson Brown (Hibbing, Minn.) had 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists in a solid outing as well for the Yellowjackets. John Johnson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) had 16 points and four rebounds, while Sam Hemerery (Green Bay, Wis.) registered 15 points and six rebounds. RCTC is back in action at 2 p.m. Saturday, hosting Mesabi Range. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNGLEN ELLYN, Ill. — The No. 3-seeded Rochester Community and Technical College volleyball team's quest for a national title came to an end on Friday. The RCTC attack had a hard time going as the Yellowjackets were swept by No. 2-seeded Sandhills Community College 25-20, 25-16, 25-16 in a NJCAA Division III national semifinal at the College of DuPage. After flying high and not dropping a single set in their first two matches of the tournament, the Yellowjackets couldn't replicate that same success, making 26 errors and finishing with an attack percentage of .040. RCTC's Carmen Nerison led all players with 26 assists and four service aces. Sophomore Lily Holtan recorded a team-best 10 kills, while freshman Abby Baker paced the defense with 10 digs. Sandhills Community College of Southern Pines, N.C., recorded a hitting percentage of .292 and made just eight errors. This was the Flyers' first trip to the national tournament semifinals.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — Rochester Area Economic Development Inc. is opposing a proposed citywide moratorium on new data center development. In a letter to the Rochester City Council and Mayor Kim Norton on Friday, RAEDI President John Wade stated that the organization supports the proposed review of potential impacts and regulatory standards needed to protect Rochester's long-term interests, but the organization doesn’t believe a proposed pause is needed. “We believe this important work can proceed without temporarily restricting potential development opportunities,” Wade wrote. The city’s Community Development staff is proposing a temporary ban on new data centers, which could last up to a year under state law. The proposed moratorium is intended to allow planning staff time to consider possible updates to the city’s Unified Development Code. The code regulates development and land uses throughout the city, but it does not directly address data centers.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNWondering what the commotion was in your neighborhood? Here's a collection of daily incident reports from the week.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNGLEN ELLYN, Ill. — The No. 3-seeded Rochester Community and Technical College volleyball team has reached the NJCAA Division III national semifinals. After getting a 3-0 sweep in its first-round match Thursday, the Yellowjackets followed that up with another sweep in the quarterfinals, this one over Lorain County (Ohio) Community College at the College of DuPage. The game scores were not available. Lorain County was seeded sixth. The Yellowjackets got another big outing from setter Carmen Nerison. The sophomore finished with 31 set assists and nine digs. Lily Holtan also came up big, with 14 kills, 6 digs and 1 block. Teagan Barnett added eight kills and 14 digs. The win upped the Yellowjackets to 30-2 overall this season. They have now won 26 straight matches. RCTC will play in the national tournament semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Friday against Sandhills Community College of Southern Pines, N.C. The third-place match is set for 4 p.m.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNCannon Falls and Caledonia faced off in a Class 2A State quarterfinal football match on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at Mayo High School in Rochester. Find all local high school results at postbulletin.com/sports/prep. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — The ribbon-cutting for a new 48-unit apartment building in southwest Rochester marked a 2,000-unit milestone for the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing. “One of the coalition’s top priorities is to help provide more rental housing options at 50% of the area median income or less,” Coalition Executive Director Ryan Cardarella said Thursday during the celebration of the new Restoration Glen complex at the 37-acre Mayowood Acres housing campus. Since the coalition was formed in 2017, it has supported the creation of more than 2,000 units of housing — 1,763 income-based rental units and 254 homeownership opportunities. As the latest project celebrating completion, Restoration Glen is the result of a partnership between Three Rivers Community Action and Bear Creek Development Center. It is designed to provide a mix of supportive housing and affordable family housing.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNGLEN ELLYN, Ill. — The Rochester Community and Technical College volleyball team got off to a winning start Thursday morning in the NJCAA Division III national tournament, blasting past Orange County Community College 3-0 at the College of DuPage. RCTC, which moved to 29-2 overall, won with ease over the school from Middletown, N.Y., with scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-15. It will next play Lorain County Community College at 5:30 p.m. today in the quarterfinals. The Yellowjackets are seeded third in the tournament and ranked third in the country. Orange County CC was seeded 14th. RCTC received a big match from setter Carmen Nerison. She totaled 31 assists, four kills and four digs. Teagan Barnett had 12 kills and Lily Holtan had nine. Lorain County CC (Lorain County, Ohio) is the No. 6 seed in the 16-team tournament. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNArmistice Day football was once tradition in Rochester, with Rochester High School annually hosting one of its regional rivals on the holiday. The weather on Nov. 11, however, was not always ideal. The most famous instance came during the Armistice Day game of 1940, when a blizzard roared through the state. Visiting players and fans from Winona were stranded in Rochester by the heavy snow, strong winds and rapidly falling temperatures. The conditions that day were obviously dangerous and deadly. Across the Midwest, the storm killed at least 150 people. Nineteen years earlier, the 1921 Armistice Day game had also been played in less-than-ideal conditions. This was to be a heavyweight match. “The Mankato-Rochester game is attracting statewide attention,” the Daily Post and Record reported. Rochester in 1921 had a strong team built around a speedy backfield. “(Gordon) Graham at fullback is fast and heavy,” the Post and Record stated in a season preview.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — Seven seats on the 15-member Rochester Charter Commission are ready for new appointments. The four-year terms of six members are expiring at the end of the year, and another seat is open due to a resignation. The members with expiring terms have the option to seek reappointment to the volunteer board that periodically recommends changes to the city’s home-rule charter, which guides a variety of local government operations. While terms can be renewed indefinitely, additional time on the commission is not guaranteed with a new application. Commission members are appointed by the chief judge of the state’s Third Judicial District after review of applications. Rochester residents can apply for one of the seats through the end of the business day on Nov. 30. Applications are available online through the city’s boards and commissions application process at www.rochestermn.gov/council-administration/boards-commissions-committees. The commission typically meets from 4:30 p.m.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNCraving pizza? There's no shortage of spots in Rochester to satisfy that hunger from national chains to local spots for a slice. While you may have your favorites there's one that, if you haven't tried yet, you should: Tilda's Pizzeria. Locally owned, it's located in the historic building at 300 First Ave. NW, former home of The Broadstreet and 300 First. I discovered it recently when I went to the Redwood Room, which is in the building's lower level. I peeked in and was surprised both at the size and the ambiance. A few days later guess where I was. Cassie Strain, the energetic general manager of Tilda's, is passionate about Tilda's as both a spot to have delicious wood-fired pizza and a community gathering place. The pizzas , in two sizes, 10- and 14-inch, are impressive and creative with unusual names but with ingredients listed under each. There is the Classic Pi with pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms and mozzarella (what I had, delicious).
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — A temporary ban on the development of new data centers in Rochester is being proposed. The Rochester City Council will be asked Monday to adopt a temporary ordinance setting a moratorium on development to allow city planning staff to study the issue and potentially propose new regulations. “City teammates have determined that although the Unified Development Code imposes regulations on numerous types of uses throughout the city, it does not clearly impose rules or regulations related to data centers,” Community Development planner Elliot Mohler wrote in a report to the council. Under the proposed moratorium, data centers will include a building or other facility used principally for the storage, management, processing or transmission of digital data, which houses computer or network equipment, systems, services, appliances or other associated components related to digital data operations.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNStewartville and Northfield faced off in the Section 1, Class 3A girls volleyball championship match on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Stewartville won 3-0. Find all local high school results at postbulletin.com/sports/prep. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNKenyon-Wanamingo and Fillmore Central faced off in the Section 1, Class 1A girls volleyball championship match on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Fillmore Central won 3-2. Find all local high school results at postbulletin.com/sports/prep. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNDover-Eyota and Caledonia faced off in the Section 1, Class 2A girls volleyball championship match on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Mayo Civic Center in Rochester. Dover-Eyota won 3-1. Find all local high school results at postbulletin.com/sports/prep. ]]>
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — Who will replace Karen MacLaughlin on the Rochester School Board following her election Tuesday night to the position of Olmsted County Attorney? According to Minnesota law, a special election is not required to fill a school board vacancy if it occurs less than two years prior to the expiration of the term. MacLaughlin is mid-way through her term on the board, which will last until 2028. That means the decision will fall to the board to nominate a replacement for the remainder of her term. RPS School Board Chairwoman Cathy Nathan said that she has not yet received a formal resignation letter from MacLaughlin, but that there are a couple options for how the board could appoint a replacement board member once she does. The first would be to have a simple nomination process, during which members of the board would nominate someone to fill the position followed by a vote on the nomination.
Post-Bulletin · Rochester, MN
Nearby: Rochester, MNROCHESTER — Three incumbents and one newcomer won seats on the Rochester School Board during Tuesday’s midterm election, while a current board member won the position of Olmsted County attorney. The incumbents include Cathy Nathan, Jean Marvin and Justin Cook. The newcomer elected to the board is Ana Folpe. They will each serve a four-year term. Meanwhile, current board member Karen MacLaughlin won her election for Olmsted County attorney with 52% of the vote, meaning she will no longer be able to hold her role on the school board. Among the top four candidates, Nathan received the largest share of the overall pool, with 16.51% of the votes. She was followed by Marvin, who had 15.54%; Cook, who had 14.83%; and Folpe with 14.77%. The rest of the candidates each received less than 10% of the vote. They included Josh Koestler, Joe LaForge, Flora Howie, Pat Farmer, Joe Christenson and John Peck.