Zierdt remembered as ‘pillar of the community’ following death from cancer at age 52
"I think Jonathan actually defined the term, 'Pillar of the community.'" D.F.L. State Representative Jack Considine of Mankato was among the mourners wishing a fond farewell to former Greater Mankato Growth CEO Jonathan Zierdt at a memorial service Monday at Hosanna Lutheran Church. "When I first met him, I could not believe that somebody could be that positive and cheerful all of the time," Considine said, "But, son-of-a-gun, he was." Mankato D.F.L. State Representative Jack Considine. In addition to leading economic development across the region, Considine said Zierdt's creation of the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund through the Mankato Area [...]
Investigators continue to gather clues in the beating death of an elderly woman in rural Mankato
"There are people out there that know what happened that night." Blue Earth County Sheriff's Captain Paul Barta. Blue Earth County Sheriff's Captain Paul Barta said that although there was a blinding blizzard on the night of Saturday, February 23 someone has the information that will lead them to the killer or killers that assaulted 76-year-old Evelyn Adams in her rural Mankato home. He said dispatch got the first 911 call from a neighbor just before 11:00 p.m. and, "The individual that called in was uncertain if there was one person or two. So, we know at least one [...]