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Question: I seem to encounter a fair amount of emergency vehicles running in emergency mode (lights and sirens.) I also can’t help but notice how many people don’t pull over and yield to them. Can you bring some attention to this?

As your school health team, we care deeply about the health and well-being of every student in our communities. This month, we want to focus on mental health, an area that affects students of all ages and is just as important as their physical health. Together, we can help break the stigma around mental health and give students the tools they need to thrive both in and out of the classroom.

Last week, CURE’s Director of Rural Cooperative Energy, Erik Hatlestad, was named to the 2025 Grist50 list for his work on rural clean energy and electric cooperatives. This honor reflects Erik’s efforts helping design and pass the New ERA program that provides the largest investment in rural electrification in U.S. history. New ERA funding enables rural electric cooperatives’ transition to renewable energy, providing co-op member-owners with substantial savings on their energy bills, creating new rural jobs, and reducing climate pollution across our rural communities. Each year, the Grist 50 list features 50 climate leaders bringing unique and innovative solutions to their field, their community, and the world.

Last week, Montevideo Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Skjeveland sent an email to staff, community members and school board members outlining a proposal to ask voters to approve a $42 million bond referendum in February. The proposal would be the first phase of a two-part facilities plan. Phase one includes security upgrades at all the district buildings, renovations at the high school, and construction of a 600-seat auditorium and storm shelter area. High school projects would address plumbing issues, update science and FACS classrooms, modernize the cafeteria, weight room and restrooms, and reduce the number of lunch shifts from three to two.

An 11-minute TV broadcast about the American-Scandinavian Foundation exhibition Nordic Echoes has been nominated for a regional Emmy® award. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — Upper Midwest Chapter announced on September 8, 2025 that a Pioneer PBS Postcards program filmed at the exhibition’s opening at Scandinavia

Minnesota’s 60 state forests span 4.2 million acres and offer some of the most scenic fall color drives in the Midwest. From the boreal beauty of Finland State Forest in the northeast to the hardwood hills of Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest in the southeast, each forest offers a unique experience. Depending on the destination, visitors will see a spectacular mix of dark evergreen and vivid broadleaf trees set against a backdrop of bluffs, lakes or winding rivers.