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ISD 110, union reach tentative agreement
Waconia teachers could be working under a new contract just about the time the new school year begins. ISD 110 and the Waconia Education Association reached a tentative contract agreement at a June 17 meditation session after being in negotiations for over a year. Contract details were shared with the full teacher membership in person on July 11 and a vote on the contract is anticipated Aug. 21 during the first teacher workshops for the upcoming school year. Association bylaws do not allow for contract...
Ukrainian medical student training with U of M to bring help back to home country
MINNETONKA, Minn. — The University of Minnesota is helping train a Ukrainian medical student so she can go back to her country and assist in the war effort. Lisa Ishchenko is in the U.S. for the first time – away from her family, away from her life as a medical student, away from the war that still makes itself known daily in her home country of Ukraine."One of the biggest children's hospitals, not only in Ukraine but all of Europe, was destroyed by Russian rockets," Ishchenko said. "It's awful because I knew people who were working there and now many colleagues...
Klersy earns Clay Target State co-championship
The Monticello High School trapshooting team finished second in the conference this past spring. Senior Emily Bohnsack and junior Lance Klersy both finished third in individual conference scoring. Klersy shot an average of 24-of-25 during the season and ranked in the top 100 scorers in the state out of over 11,000 participants. That was good enough to qualify for the Minnesota State High School League Clay Target Trapshooting Tournament at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake on Friday, June 21. ...
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