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Fireworks at Dusk on Saturday, June 29th
It’s been a great week so far here in Pine City and more fun is set to arrive later tonight! The Whitesidewalls will be hitting the stage tonight for the Art in the Park series at 6:30 PM. The arrival of the rain today has organizers already making the call to move the event to the Pine County Fairgrounds, so you’ll find them on the Event Center stage tonight instead! Dinner will be served by the Pine City Lions – Brats, Beans, Chips and Water! Meal begins at 5:30pm.
Pine City Council approves Lakeside Center project tax abatement request
The Pine City Council approved a tax abatement request for the Lakeside Center redevelopment project at last week’s meeting. The city’s contribution to the abatement is for $343 thousand over 15 years. It includes a 5-year lookback provision to review the project’s performance and returns on investment.
WHAT?! National Weather Service Now Including Tacos in Minnesota Forecast
When Mother Nature throws one storm after another at Minnesota, you can either get angry and cry about it or you can find a way to laugh and smile. The US National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has embraced the latter and helped make thousands laugh the other day with a hilarious post about tacos. Yes, they actually wrote about tacos. 🌮
Adopted Minnesotans Eagerly Await July 1st – Find Out Why
BIG CHANGES COMING FOR ADOPTED PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA JULY 1ST. If you or someone you know was adopted and have always wanted to know who your birth parents were, things are getting ready to change for you. A law passed in 2023 will now allow adopted people born in Minnesota,...
Minnesota family store is demolished from its perch near dam damaged by surging river
RAPIDAN, Minn. (AP) — County officials bought and demolished a Minnesota family store that was precariously perched beside a cliff near a flood-damaged dam, officials said Friday. Blue Earth County bought the Rapidan Dam Store and then removed the structure to lessen the downstream impact if it tumbled into...
Amazing Southeast Minnesota Florist is Being Featured at the Olympic Trials
I spotted this news on Facebook this morning and thought this was so cool! A southeast Minnesota florist is being featured in the Olympic trials for gymnastics that have been happening in Minnesota over the past few days. Olympics Gymnastics Trials in Minnesota. The Olympic trials for gymnastics are currently...
Dave Chaney, longtime photojournalist at WCCO, retires after 46 years
MINNEAPOLIS — After four and a half decades, WCCO is saying goodbye and good luck to a longtime photojournalist.Dave Chaney's career has taken him around the world, though some of his best stories happened here, in Minnesota."When you are young, you don't realize how big this job is until you do it for a while," Chaney reflected.He was hired on March 8, 1978 as a sound guy for WCCO. The young man from Shell Lake, Wisconsin was promoted to photographer just eight months later.In his career since, he's been in the room with every president since Ronald Reagan. He's been to...
Well test kits available for flood-impacted homeowners
Homeowners with private wells in flooded counties have an opportunity to get their well water tested. Wells are at risk from flooding or heavy rainfall when contaminants such as waste, dirt and nutrients like nitrogen seep into the wells. The Minnesota Department of Health advises that if flood water reached...
Flooding for Northwest Suburbs Not Significant Issue … Yet
The mighty Mississippi River is extra mighty this spring. With high levels downstream and rushing water upstream, it’s a hazard for many communities. Steve Reckers, who records weather data for the National Weather Service, said he measured 5.6 inches of rain for June in New Hope. That’s close to the normal June rainfall total of 4.75 inches, but he added that storms were spotty throughout the metro this month.
National Weather Service says rain events next week could push the Mississippi River crest to 19.5 ft
Wilson says rain last night in southern Minnesota, and our area is changing their estimations of the Mississippi River crest being slightly higher than a few days ago. "Currently, we are thinking here at the Quad Cities we might make it all the way up to 19 and 19.5 feet," Wilson said. He says the crest should hit by July 6th, depending on further rain events.
Floodwaters and bird flu continue to rise in Minnesota, COVID remains low
Flood waters continue to rise in Minnesota rivers, especially in the southern portion of the state, due to sustained heavy rainfall this month. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources noted that the recent round of storms from June 15 to 22 led to nine-day precipitation totals between four and 11 inches across southern Minnesota, and between four and seven inches across the northeastern part of the state. Typical monthly precipitation for all of June tends to fall between three and five inches.
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