Trey Mewes

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Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune

I'm the city government reporter for the Austin Daily Herald in Austin, Minn. Contact me at (507)-434-2214 or [email protected]

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Articles

County shoots down two more Ear of Corn tower site proposals

1 week ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

County officials have had less luck with the property itself, situated east of Broadway Avenue S. between Hwy. 14 and Graham Park. Developers put forth four projects as part of a call for bids in 2022; the board ultimately chose to work with local firm Titan Development on a mixed-use housing and commercial project that could have included a grocery store and pharmacy.
Arbitration gives union health care workers in Rochester big wage wins, overtime caps

1 week ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

Health care union workers at St. Marys Hospital in the Rochester area are celebrating after they made significant contract gains with Mayo Clinic over the weekend.
Rochester's ready to grow. But will it have enough child care?

1 week ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

A population boom is expected for Minnesota's third-largest city, but providers say there's too little money to keep expanding the local day care industry.
Second Mayo Clinic union in Rochester votes for right to strike

1 week ago | winonadailynews.com | Trey Mewes

A second health care union unit in Rochester has voted for the right to strike in future contract negotiations with Mayo Clinic. SEIU officials announced Thursday that 87% of frontline health care workers at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus supported the ability to strike in future contract negotiations, citing an increasingly frustrating bargaining process with Mayo leadership. “We are not the ones that are ramping things up,” said Hallie Wallace, a local SEIU negotiator.
Second Mayo Clinic union in Rochester votes for right to strike

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

A second health care union unit in Rochester has voted for the right to strike in future contract negotiations with Mayo Clinic. SEIU officials announced Thursday that 87% of frontline health care workers at Mayo Clinic Hospital Methodist Campus supported the ability to strike in future contract negotiations, citing an increasingly frustrating bargaining process with Mayo leadership. "We are not the ones that are ramping things up," said Hallie Wallace, a local SEIU negotiator.
Rochester puts $4.4 million toward 219-home development

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - A 219-home development in the northwest part of town is set to receive close to $4.4 million in local sales tax funding. The Rochester City Council on Monday approved investing in the project by area developer Bigelow Homes as part of an affordable-housing program created by the city. The so-called Westbury development between 55th and 60th Avenues NW and south of King Arthur Road will take up about 60 acres, according to the developer.
Olmsted County talks low-dose hemp sales compliance, cannabis lottery

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

By Trey Mewes "This isn't the first time we've seen and discussed all these requirements," he said. "We've had very thorough discussions."Olmsted County in recent months has discussed a number of policies related to hemp products and the upcoming cannabis retail rollout.
After decades with only one library, Minnesota's third-largest city is looking into adding more

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

Minnesota's third-largest city has had only one public library for decades, a two-story building downtown. That could soon change. A consultant review has Rochester Public Library officials toying with the idea of opening more than one library site in town - a significant departure from the city's efforts to expand its sole facility. "Libraries should be an extension of a community," said Bob Hopkins, a library board member.
Judge, congregation show mercy to troubled woman who set fire to Rochester church

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

She gets jail time, five years' probation for using hand sanitizer to light Peace United Church just after Easter 2022. The Minnesota Star Tribune Sesen Tesfay was feeling lonely, down and struggling with an undiagnosed mental illness in the early-morning hours after Easter in 2022 when she set fire to Peace United Church.
Downtown investment in Rochester up, almost all of it from Mayo Clinic

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Trey Mewes

ROCHESTER - Downtown private businesses spent almost $186 million on improvements last year, though all but $9 million or so came from Mayo Clinic investments. Destination Medical Center (DMC) officials say that's good news, despite the fact that non-Mayo investments are at the lowest they've been since the initiative to turn Rochester into an international medical hub officially started in 2015. "We feel a lot of energy out in the marketplace knowing, of course, that we still face ...