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Support given for inpatient behavioral health facility in northern Wisconsin
SHELL LAKE — The Washburn County Board is supporting Polk County in an initiative to address concerns for lack of access to facilities in the region for inpatient acute behavioral health beds. According to the letter of support drafted by Board Chair Tim Kessler, the lack of facilities for behavioral health in the region has caused pressure on other local entities such as law enforcement, related to transportation and personnel costs, bed location and access. Much of this stemmed from the closure of the facilities...
Funeral traditions merge with growth of ‘green burials’ in Wisconsin
When Tanya Mudrick searched in 2012 for a place to bury her stillborn son, Oren, she chose Circle Cemetery in Barneveld — one of the nation’s pioneer green cemeteries. Wrapped in a quilt and placed in a hand-weaved wicker basket, Oren is buried among 60 others inside a nature preserve lush with the wetlands, springs and sandstone rock of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Water Lantern Festival at Phalen Park in St. Paul + Discount Tickets
The Water Lantern Festival is Saturday, July 27th at Phalen Park in St. Paul- keep reading for discount ticket information!. Have you ever been to the Water Lantern Festival in Phalen Park? It’s beautiful night of connection and peace, when people gather to release lanterns onto the water. Of course many of the lanterns represent passed loved ones, some represent the closing of life chapters, new beginnings, milestones, etc. Whatever you reason, you are welcome to create your own lantern and join in the event!
Compost program turns food scraps into soil instead of waste in Washington and Ramsey Counties
Whatever foods you have leftover or you bought too much of, or forgot was in the fridge, you put them in the special compost bag the city sends you and throw it in your regular garbage container with the rest of your garbage. Sheletta explains more.
Black Business Night at the Ballpark will help Black entrepreneurs pitch to St. Paul Saints fans
As the St Paul Saints take the field on August 8, the Saints organization will use the summer night at CHS Field to cheer on Minnesota’s Black small business owners. WCCO’s Sheletta Brundidge on what it means, and how to get involved.
Accomplishments of the past high school season
There are four high school teams—Minneapolis South (boys basketball), Minneapolis Washburn (boys basketball), St. Paul Central (boys basketball), and Minneapolis Roosevelt (girls basketball—and one outstanding student-athlete, Juirad Hughes Jr., who made their mark this past high school season. Here is how each did it. South makes it back...
Downtown St. Paul looks to home and condo owners to help expand cleaning, public safety services
Who should pay additional dollars to keep downtown St. Paul safe and clean?. Since 2020, commercial and industrial property owners have provided the bulk of funding for the city’s Downtown Improvement District. But a plan to nearly triple the district’s footprint and double its operating budget would tap a new group of fee payers: downtown homeowners.
MSR: The Launa Q. Newman years
Launa Q. Newman and her late husband, Cecil Newman, who founded the Minneapolis Spokesman and the St. Paul Recorder, were an effective Black journalist dynamic duo as the two fiercely advocated for the Twin Cities Black communities. After her husband’s death in 1976, Mrs. Newman eventually took control and ran...
Neighbors Working to Improve Irvine Park
Irvine Park, one of St. Paul’s best kept secrets, is seeing a resurgence of late. Known for its picturesque fountain and surrounded by historic homes, the park is in need of some much needed improvements. Neighbors with the Historic Irvine Park Association have been working hard this summer to...
Community Voices: Misconceptions and Two out of four ain’t bad…
Two out of four: On Wednesday, July 10 I was again not allowed into the Riverview Corridor’s “open” house at the Jewish Community Center. The first exclusion was at my local community center at Palace Recreation Center. My crime: I had an easel and poster that elaborated on bus rapid transit (BRT) option that the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) instructed them to present along with two streetcar options. The second crime is that I had a handout spreadsheet that their River Corridor staff developed that compared the options, plus the Purple/Gold BRT extension.
St. Paul Author Honored as Winner of Midwest Book Award
Lynne M. Kolze from St. Paul, MN won the award for Best Inspirational Non-fiction book for their book “Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters” at the Midwest Book Award gala on June 22, 2024. In her book, Kolze argues that the...
Union Depot Seeking 2024 ‘Hub for the Holidays’ Tree
It feels like Christmas in July as Union Depot launches its search for the next Hub for the Holidays tree. Organizers are seeking a 50’-70’ evergreen to anchor the venue’s Hub for the Holidays event series, which will include the Holiday Tree Lighting celebration on Saturday, Dec. 7.
2-year-old shot in hand and foot in Monroe
He is undergoing surgery for injuries that are not life-threatening.
Keystone Community Services August 2024
Youth will be heading back to school soon, which means that back-to-school shopping is near! For some families, shopping for school supplies can be daunting given their budgets being stretched due to the rise of the costs of food, gas and other items. This year, support youth this school year by donating to Keystone’s Annual School Supply Drive! You can donate new school supplies through August 16. All donations can be dropped off at the Merriam Park Community Center, 2000 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104, Monday – Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact us at 651-645-0349 for more information or email info@keystoneservices.org!
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