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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Kenyon

This or That

In southern Minnesota, a plea for Audrey to come home

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 22, 2017, 9:39 AM Mar 22, 2017
9

Audrey Marie Luke, 15, may be in Kenyon, Minn., where the town’s police chief posted a personal message that has the town pleading with her to come home. Read more →

People doing good

Minnesota’s person of the year? That’s easy

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 6, 2016, 2:27 PM Dec 6, 2016
8

He didn’t shoot anybody. He didn’t call anybody names. He united rather than divided his constituency.

As near as we can tell, the state would be better of if more people were like him.
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Education · People doing good

For Kenyon kids, a pat on the back is elementary

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 5, 2016, 6:30 AM Oct 5, 2016
2

KARE 11’s Boyd Huppert, of course, has found another angel walking among us and, as it turns out, he owns a bus company.

He’s Jon Held, who has the bus contract for the Kenyon-Wanamingo School District. Read more →

This or That

‘To protect, serve, and fix a questionable haircut’

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2016, 2:26 PM Aug 31, 2016
8

The only thing missing from an otherwise perfect day in Minnesota was another story from the official police chief of NewsCut, Kenyon’s Lee Sjolander.

Until now… Read more →

Crime and Justice

‘If I was your chief…’

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 8, 2016, 8:24 AM Jul 8, 2016
20

If you’ve followed the numerous posts here about Lee Sjolander, the incredible police chief of Kenyon, Minn., you’ve probably caught yourself wondering in the last 24 hours, “I wonder what Chief Sjolander thinks?”

This morning, via his Facebook account, of course, he answered. Read more →

Crime and Justice

Kenyon police chief is going to the White House

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 28, 2016, 12:21 PM Jun 28, 2016
6

What can the nation’s leaders learn from a small-town cop who has to struggle with what the law tells him he must do and what his heart tells him is right? Everything. Read more →

People doing good

Thieves steal flags from vets, so cops buy new ones

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 13, 2016, 6:36 AM May 13, 2016
2

‘We have no idea why someone would do such a horrible thing, but we couldn’t let these wonderful people who served our country go without their flags,’ said Kenyon police chief Lee Sjolander. Read more →

From Mississippi, a love for Kenyon

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 20, 2016, 10:57 AM Apr 20, 2016
3

Malcolm Mabry really loves Kenyon, Minn. The Kenyon Leader newspaper says he donates money to the after-prom fund, the VFW, the Lions Club, Lutheran Churches, and helped fund a cheerleaders trip to Florida. Why is this unusual? Malcolm Mabry has never been to Kenyon. Read more →

Arts & Culture

The hands of Kenyon

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 3, 2015, 9:18 AM Dec 3, 2015
3

In Kenyon, Minn., when a cop says ‘show me your hands,’ he wants to hear a story.
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