AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Rock Creek Minnesota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/rock-creek-mn 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/rock-creek-mn https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:40:50 -0500 Proudly serving Senate District 18, including the cities of: St. Peter, Nicollet, Courtland, Mankato, North Mankato, Eagle Lake, Kasota, Lafayette, https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-sen-frentz-biweekly-newsletter-march-10-2023-31548346-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-sen-frentz-biweekly-newsletter-march-10-2023-31548346-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Walz Takes Executive Action to Protect Access to Gender Affirming Health Care in Minnesota “As states across the country move to ban https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-weekly-briefing-march-10-2023-31548426-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-weekly-briefing-march-10-2023-31548426-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the passing of legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and NFL Hall https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-the-passing-of-legendary-vikings-head-coach-bud-grant-31548533-bloomington-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-the-passing-of-legendary-vikings-head-coach-bud-grant-31548533-bloomington-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced the Apprenticeships to College Act, bipartisan legislation to https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-moran-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-allow-workers-to-earn-college-credit-for-apprenticeships-31549426-richfield-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-moran-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-allow-workers-to-earn-college-credit-for-apprenticeships-31549426-richfield-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-fischer-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-make-e15-available-yearround-31549427-chanhassen-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-fischer-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-make-e15-available-yearround-31549427-chanhassen-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, the Minnesota DFL Party issued a sharp rebuke to Republican Senator Steve Drazkowski for claiming he had never met a Minnesotan that was hungry https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-mngop-senator-says-i-have-yet-to-meet-a-person-in-minnesota-that-is-hungry-31550433-richfield-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-mngop-senator-says-i-have-yet-to-meet-a-person-in-minnesota-that-is-hungry-31550433-richfield-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig personally delivered 3,361 responses to her USPS survey to Postmaster General Louis https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-angie-craig-delivers-3361-stories-from-minnesotans-about-usps-delays-to-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-31550484-burnsville-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-angie-craig-delivers-3361-stories-from-minnesotans-about-usps-delays-to-postmaster-general-louis-dejoy-31550484-burnsville-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement today after learning former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder has passed away at 82: https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccollum-statement-on-the-passing-of-congresswoman-pat-schroeder-31550493-austin-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccollum-statement-on-the-passing-of-congresswoman-pat-schroeder-31550493-austin-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Rule Would Establish First-Ever Federal PFAS Drinking Water Standards Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) released the following statement https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccollum-statement-on-proposed-rule-to-limit-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water-31550495-winona-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mccollum-statement-on-proposed-rule-to-limit-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water-31550495-winona-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON–Today, Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and Brad Sherman (D-CA) led a letter to Secretary Blinken and https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-omar-jacobs-and-sherman-send-letter-to-biden-administration-calling-to-protect-independent-human-rights-investigations-in-ethiopia-31550502-moorhead-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reps-omar-jacobs-and-sherman-send-letter-to-biden-administration-calling-to-protect-independent-human-rights-investigations-in-ethiopia-31550502-moorhead-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan today announced the appointments of Timothy Carey and Jacob Kraus as https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-celebrates-small-business-development-center-day-31551222-maple-grove-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-celebrates-small-business-development-center-day-31551222-maple-grove-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today signed legislation into law that will crack down on catalytic converter theft. He also signed into law https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-cracking-down-on-catalytic-converter-theft-31551223-bemidji-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-cracking-down-on-catalytic-converter-theft-31551223-bemidji-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced that they have nearly doubled their public safety https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-lieutenant-governor-flanagan-present-revised-one-minnesota-budget-31551224-minnetonka-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-lieutenant-governor-flanagan-present-revised-one-minnesota-budget-31551224-minnetonka-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today signed into law a bill providing free school breakfast and lunch for all Minnesota students at https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-providing-free-school-meals-for-minnesota-students-31551225-faribault-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-signs-bill-providing-free-school-meals-for-minnesota-students-31551225-faribault-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Braun (R-IN) reintroduced the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-braun-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-americans-save-and-pay-for-skills-training-and-credentialing-programs-31552100-eagan-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-braun-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-help-americans-save-and-pay-for-skills-training-and-credentialing-programs-31552100-eagan-mn.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500