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Mayo-Fairmont welcomes provider

FAIRMONT — Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont recently welcomed Dr. Rachel Ziegler to the Sleep Medicine Department.

Ziegler, who has special interests in community education and public health, began seeing patients in early January.

She attended medical school and completed her residency in neurology at the University of Minnesota. She completed a fellowship in sleep medicine at the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center.

Ziegler is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Those interested may call Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont at (507) 238-8500 to schedule an appointment. To learn more, visit mayoclinichealthsystem.org

Faith-based communities talk security

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Members of law enforcement and various faith-based communities in Minnesota were meeting Wednesday to talk about safety concerns and what they can do to assess and mitigate threats.

About 200 people were registered to attend Wednesday’s symposium, hosted by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The half-day meeting was designed to be the start of what organizers hope will be an ongoing conversation to keep communities safe.

Many communities of faith are concerned after recent attacks on places of worship nationwide.

The goal of the meeting was to talk about ways law enforcement and faith communities can work together, to provide information about threats and to create opportunities for networking. Issues such as how to handle a disruptive person during a service, and the benefits and drawbacks of hiring an off-duty security officer were also among topics.

Court upholds minimum wage

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld Minneapolis’ authority to impose a minimum wage that’s higher than the state’s.

The ruling follows three years of legal fighting over the $15 minimum wage as is seen as a victory for laborers and the city.

The manufacturing and supplies company, Graco Inc., sued in 2017 to try to block the $15 wage from taking effect. Graco argued it would create a patchwork of compensation standards because of the state’s $10 minimum wage for large businesses.

The Supreme Court said in its ruling that the “Legislature did not intend to occupy the field of minimum-wage rates” and because the city’s rate would not prevent employers from complying with the lower state rate, Minneapolis’ ordinance could stand.

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