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It began with a little dark pony. A faded black and white snapshot shows a blonde boy proudly driving a Shetland pony down Second Street, Kenyon in a Fourth of July parade.

David Jacobsen is a busy man these days. With new digs, two new law partners and offices in three towns to straddle, the Kenyon native is getting used to all the changes.

They went to vote, and they were voted in as precinct delegates.

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If a crowd of more than 145 people packed into the historic Florence Town Hall is any indication, the issue of frac sand mining in Goodhue County will be a hot-button topic in 2012.

Hand work is just that — sewing done by hand, one stitch at a time. There was a time when young women routinely sewed and quilted, but now it is more common to see ripped jeans than patched pants.

Those who are die-hard fans of the original "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" have talked for decades about a sequel.

A year has passed since the Kenyon Volunteer Firemen & First Responders began shouldering the responsibility of answering local medical emergency calls.

Laura McBroom says she is excited to start her new chiropractic business in Kenyon.