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DEED awards Sherburne County $1 million grant for highway planning
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded Sherburne County a $1 million grant as part of a program to help drive economic development and community sustainability in communities with power plants that are scheduled to close or have recently closed. Administered by DEED’s Energy Transition Office, the Community Energy Transition grant program provides the state’s affected communities with funds for research, planning and implementation activities to support their local economies through energy transitions. ...
Spotlight: Rocky Horror Show Opening in Downtown St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- In what's becoming a yearly tradition, a production of the Rocky Horror Show will take over the Red Carpet Main Stage in downtown St. Cloud later this month. The Central Minnesota Theatre musical will be on stage starting on October 17th and running for five...
St. Cloud State University professors help with Netflix documentary episode
Two St. Cloud State University professors helped the Netflix documentary “Our Living World” capture amphibians' ability to glow green with biofluorescence. Professors Matt Davis, Ph.D., and Jen Lamb, Ph.D., helped the Netflix producers determine how to best capture the animals and share the importance of the animal’s ability. The SCSU faculty members’ work can be seen in the documentary series’ second episode titled “The Rhythm of Life.” ...
Potential to be harnessed for Rebels
Champlin Park boys soccer concluded the regular season with two conference games last week, losing one to Osseo before beating Coon Rapids to adjust their conference record to 7-4-2, 7-5-3 overall. The Rebels opened last week with a 4-2 loss to Osseo on the road with two goals from Jamell Yafondo. It was Champlin Park’s first loss since Sept. 19 but did provide a reminder of the team’s continued work on locking in defensively amid a season of near-endless goals. ...
Rebels volleyball improves to 17-2
Champlin Park volleyball picked up its 11th consecutive win across all competitions last week at Centennial. The win over their fellow Northwest Suburban A team improved Champlin Park’s conference record to 5-0, 17-2 overall. A 26-24 set one win for Centennial started the night on a tough note, but Champlin Park reacted quickly, picking up dominant 25-16 and 25-6 wins in sets two and three. Set four was a closer battle, but the Rebels still came out triumphant, 25-20. ...
Westonka laces up for Charger Invite
The Mound Westonka cross country team traveled to Collinwood Park to compete in the Dassel-Cokato Charger Invite on Sept. 24. “Our racing results at the Charger Invite in Dassel-Cokato were very solid. I always feel that it takes our team until that Meet to be in ‘race shape’, as most of our training from June-mid September is focused much more on endurance than speed. That begins to change now,” shared Coach Humbert. ...
Rogers approves $15.3M preliminary levy for 2025, up 13%
The Rogers City Council has adopted and certified a $15.335 million proposed levy for 2025, an increase of 13% from 2024. The final levy adopted by the City Council in December may be lower than the preliminary levy certified in September, but it cannot be higher. The proposed tax levy includes a general levy of $14.707 million and special debt levies of $628.238 million. The city’s tax levy for 2025...
End Of An Era: Magpie, A Local Favorite, Shutting Down This Weekend
For the better part of the last decade, Magpie has been a breakfast staple in Rockford, but you only have a few days left to enjoy their dishes. Magpie is set to close permanently, this Sunday, October 13. In 2015, Stephanie Caltagerone opened Magpie in downtown Rockford. The restaurant was...
A glimpse inside Brooklyn Park’s West Fire Station
According to Brooklyn Park Fire Captain Max Bielefeld, there is no such thing as an average day at the fire station. Each firefighter is on their own three-week schedule of on-days and off-days, working anywhere from 24 to 72 hours in a row. A red light and high-pitched chime often interrupt sleep, dinner or a workout to let the crew know they have to suit up. Depending on the type of call, dispatches can look vastly different from one another. ...
Full-Body Wiggles For You: Today’s Pet of the Week!
Puppers with full-body wiggles are our weakness. Meet Wiggles: today's Pet of the Week from Tri-County Humane Society!. Wiggles is a neutered, 2-year-old medium mixed breed who loves to show guests his favorite blankie (see GIF below)! He's a big softie who loves affection and cuddles. He's taken treats very gently. It's unknown how he is around other animals or children. Wiggles lives up to his name by greeting you with full-body wiggles (a simple tail wag just isn't enough)!
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