The demolition Friday of the Dam Store meant more than the loss of a building and a business. It tore a hole in the community. The Dam Store had, over the decades, established a place in the hearts ...

MANKATO, Minn. — A beloved family store lost during the flooding in southern Minnesota this summer is reopening in Mankato. The Rapidan Dam Store was bought in June by Blue Earth County officials. It ...

On Sunday, people will get some exercise and wear off a few calories, giving them a guilt-free experience as they eat some of the famous Dam Store's homemade pies. The next day, anyone else will be ...

RAPIDAN, Minn. (AP) — County officials bought and demolished a Minnesota family store that was precariously perched beside a cliff near a flood-damaged dam, officials said Friday. Blue Earth County ...

In Rapidan, Minnesota, the Barnes family is almost synonymous with the nearby dam in imminent danger of collapse. Their family home is only feet away from the Blue Earth River, which has overpowered ...

The Rapidan Dam Store, a restaurant southwest of Mankato that was demolished after flooding in June overran the nearby dam, may soon have a new home. The Hruska family that has owned the store since ...

Update (June 25, 2024): Tuesday night, the Blue Earth County officials said most of the home owned by the proprietors of the nearby Rapidan Dam Store had collapsed into the river. An update will be ...

MANKATO — Owners of the former Rapidan Dam Store got the green light from the Mankato Planning Commission to move into the former Wagon Wheel building in downtown Mankato. Mark Konz, community ...

Another building near the Rapidan Dam in Mankato has been impacted by the recent flooding. The Rapidan Dam Store building has been taken down and removed from the riverbank due to concerns that it ...

MANKATO, Minn. — John Wentz was the focus of attention as the first cheeseburger made in the new Dam Store was being carried to his counter seat. "It's really good," he said after taking his first ...