News from May 2021

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VA Minneapolis HCS facilities schedule 78,741 medical appointments in August 2020

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

The VA Minneapolis Health Care System Minnesota scheduled 78,741 pending appointments across its locations during the period ending August 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau: More women than men in Kenneth in 2019

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

Of the 62 people living in Kenneth in 2019, 53.2 percent (33) were women and 46.8 percent (29) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Minnesota Today.

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VA reports increase in number of appointments at VA Minneapolis HCS health facility in October 2020

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

The VA Minneapolis Health Care System, subsidiary 618GL in Minneapolis, MN scheduled 189 pending appointments in October 2020 compared to 154 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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SW Minnesota Today area weekly mass times

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

The following parishes in the SW Minnesota Today coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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36.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lynd

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

36.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lynd in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau: 72.6 percent of people in Trosky were old enough to vote in 2020

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

Of the 73 citizens living in Trosky in 2020, 53 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Census Bureau: 1.4% of people in Trosky identified as multi-racial in 2020

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

Of the 73 citizens living in Trosky in 2020, 98.6 percent said they were only one race, while 1.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.

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VA reports decrease in number of appointments at VA Minneapolis HCS in November 2019

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

VA Minneapolis Health Care System scheduled 107,067 pending appointments across its sixteen locations in November compared to 107,400 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Census Bureau reports Hills population was 719 in 2019

By SW Minnesota Today | May 1, 2021

Hills had a population of 719 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SW Minnesota Today.