You might recognize the Kings Mill Dam, Morehouse Park, the former Archer House (you can see the hole they knocked into the back of the building to put out the fire), and the backside of the Owatonna Power Plant.
According to Riley's dad Jordan, one of the first things Riley thought to do was "donate some money to his school at Hawthorne for playground equipment and supplies.
The Owatonna Parks and Recreation Department was recently awarded a MN DNR Local Trail Connections Grant. It will allow them to connect two existing local trails.
As I went through the roundabout on County Road 2 heading into the 'downtown' area of Elko New Market I noticed that the horse and cart that adorned the north side of County Road 2 was gone!
Fire departments are often recognized as rescuing cats from trees, and other animals/pets caught in buildings that may be on fire, or in need of evacuation due to some emergency. One Southern Minnesota fire department ended up rescuing a duck after it got stuck inside of a chimney.