Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 24th of July.
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🏘️ Community
The McKnight Foundation will fund each of the six Minnesota Initiative Foundations with $1 million this year, giving an extra $500,000 to the Central Minnesota group to boost projects like entrepreneurship, workforce development and childcare.
Higher Dimensions Roofing, Owens Corning + Purple Heart Homes are offering a free roof to a veteran with a leaking roof and no insurance; nominations are accepted until Oct.
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Cold Spring Hometown Pride Days runs today through Saturday in Cold Spring, offering garage and book sales, a pedal tractor pull, turtle race and kiddie parade Friday, and a Red River Run, car show, watermelon contest and beer garden with food stands and live music Saturday.
🎓 Education
More than 600 school nutrition pros will gather at River's Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud from August 2 to August 5 for a four-day conference featuring over 160 vendor booths and sessions that promote farm-fresh food.
🌲 Environment
Central Minnesota faced over two weeks without measurable rainfall, and now Benton, Sherburne, and parts of Stearns are abnormally dry (a pre-drought warning sign).
St. Cloud is working with the DNR to curb water usage and manage storage drought conditions.
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