Musical on Stage Tonight, Anniversary of Hormel Meatpacking Plant

1. It'll start out cloudy and then gradually become sunny, reaching a high of about 44 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

2. School District 622’s levy renewal passed with approximately 68 percent of voters in support. Read what supporters and an opponent had to say in our follow-up article, or see what voters were saying yesterday in our day-of coverage.

3. goes on stage at Woodbury High School tonight at 7 p.m. Tickets are $9. Other show dates are Nov. 10 through 12.

4. There are still a few 9/11 memorial T-shirts available at . Proceeds from the shirts go toward the Oakdale veterans memorial anticipated to be constructed outside city hall next year.

5. On this day in 1891, George Hormel launched his packinghouse in Austin, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.