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News from August 2020

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Gas prices near zip code 57268 for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in or near zip code 57268 for the week of August 3-9 is $2.08, according to GasBuddy.com. The lowest price is $2.08.

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18 fifth grade students from Butterfield Elementary School took the reading portion of the MCA during 2017-18

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2020

18 fifth grade students from Butterfield Elementary School took the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary School: 32.8 percent of students meet standards on reading portion of MCA during 2017-18

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2020

32.8 percent of Heron Lake-Okabena Secondary School students met standards on the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Tracy Secondary School: 40.7 percent of students partially meet standards on science portion of MCA during 2017-18

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2020

40.7 percent of Tracy Secondary School students partially met standards on the science portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Gas prices near zip code 56295 for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in or near zip code 56295 for the week of August 3-9 is $2.09, according to GasBuddy.com. The lowest price is $2.09.

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Stations with the cheapest diesel gas in Worthington for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The Cenex at 1710 N. Humiston Ave. is selling the cheapest diesel gasoline in Worthington for the week of August 3-9, according to GasBuddy.com.

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19 sixth grade students from Butterfield Elementary School took the reading portion of the MCA during 2017-18

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2020

19 sixth grade students from Butterfield Elementary School took the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Butterfield Elementary School: 50 percent of students fail to meet standards on science portion of MCA during 2017-18

By Metric Media News Service | Aug 20, 2020

50 percent of Butterfield Elementary School students failed to meet standards on the science portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) during the 2017-18 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Total OASDI disabled beneficiaries in Minnesota zip 56232 decreases in 2019

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

There were 65 total OASDI disabled beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 56232 in 2019, a 7.1 percent decrease from 2018, which had 70 total disabled beneficiaries, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Stations with the cheapest regular gas in Windom for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The Cenex at 251 First Ave. is selling the cheapest regular gasoline in Windom for the week of August 3-9, according to GasBuddy.com.

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U.S. household appliance stores report $1.1 billion in sales for April

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The estimated sales for household appliance stores for April 2020 was $1.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

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Stations with the cheapest premium gas in Worthington for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The Holiday at 2411 Minn.-60 E. is selling the cheapest premium gasoline in Worthington for the week of August 3-9, according to GasBuddy.com.

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Gas prices near zip code 56294 for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in or near zip code 56294 for the week of August 3-9 is $2.09, according to GasBuddy.com. The lowest price is $2.09.

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U.S. limited service eating places report $20.6 billion in sales for April

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The estimated sales for limited service eating places for April 2020 was $20.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

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Gas prices near zip code 56297 for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The average cost for a gallon of diesel gas in or near zip code 56297 for the week of August 3-9 is $2.12, according to GasBuddy.com. The lowest price is $2.12.

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142 newly enrolled VA Minneapolis HCS patients seek medical appointments in July 2020

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The VA Minneapolis Health Care System reported that 142 patients newly enrolled in its benefits program requested appointments but had not received one during the period ending August 1.

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Gas prices near zip code 56297 for the week of August 3-9

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

The average cost for a gallon of regular gas in or near zip code 56297 for the week of August 3-9 is $2.04, according to GasBuddy.com. The lowest price is $2.04.

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Three health care and social assistance businesses in Becker County in Minnesota have between 100 and 249 employees in 2017

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

There were three health care and social assistance businesses in Becker County zip codes that had between 100 and 249 employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Minnesota ZIP 56121 stay unchanged in 2019

By SW Minnesota Today | Aug 20, 2020

There were 15 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Minnesota zip code 56121 in 2019, the same number as in 2018, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Fischbach takes Republican nomination for Seventh Congressional District

By Michael Pineda | Aug 19, 2020

In a crowded and contentious race for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District, former state Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach is the last one standing for the Republican nomination.