🌱 How upcoming Highway 52 bridge work will affect Oronoco commutes
Oronoco, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Oronoco! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How upcoming Highway 52 bridge work will affect Oronoco commutes
Also on today's calendar: Dream In Color.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
- Friday: Decreasing clouds and cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bridge sealing on SE Minnesota state highways begins next month; 34 bridges scheduled for work in Mower and Olmsted counties (kaaltv.com) — Drivers in and around Oronoco should prepare for lane closures on Highway 52 bridges near town starting May 4, as MnDOT seals cracks and joints on 34 bridges in Olmsted and Mower counties. Work includes the 5th Street NW bridge near Oronoco and County Road 12 north of town, with some full closures in Rochester and completion expected by August. 
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★ Featured events ★
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ReBlossom Pop-up Boutique
Squash Blossom Farm, 7499 60th Ave NW, Oronoco
9:00 am
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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Dream In Color
Empire Event Center , 1517 16th St SW , Rochester
6:30 pm -
Rochester Pride 2026: Connecting Community
Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial , 300 7th St SW , Rochester
12:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Golf: B/JV
Hadley Creek Golf Course
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Baseball: 7 Double Header vs Kasson-Mantorville (Away)
Kasson-Mantor Field at Mantorville
4:30 pm -
Baseball: 8 Double Header vs Kasson-Mantorville (Away)
Kasson - North Park
4:30 pm -
Track & Field: G/V
Byron High School Stadium Byron High SchoolStadium
4:30 pm -
Softball: Girls 8 Game vs Lake City (Home)
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, Varisty Softball Field
4:30 pm -
Track & Field: B/V
Byron High School Stadium Byron High SchoolStadium
4:30 pm -
Softball: Girls JV Game vs Lake City (Away)
Lake City Bluff View Elementary
5:00 pm -
Softball: Girls Varsity Game vs Lake City (Away)
Lake City Bluff View Elementary
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Baseball: JV Game vs Kasson-Mantorville (Home)
Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, B Baseball Field
5:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Camping World Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Oronoco. Apply here.
- Unifi Aviation, LLC posted a job opening for Airport Ramp Agent - RST (PT) in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oronoco here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pine Island
- Yang brothers take the reins at longtime Pine Island meat locker (agweek.com)
- Citywide garage sales to take place in Pine Island this weekend (kttc.com)
- Pine Island School approves teacher contract (zumbrota.com)
Byron
- 11 Southeastern Minnesota softball players who are off to impressive starts (postbulletin.com)
- Charges: Coke Sale to Informant Led to Discovery of Rochester Drug Sales Operation (krocnews.com)
- Charges: Homeless Man With a Knife Chased Two People on Rochester Bike Path (krocnews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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