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Otsego sets preliminary property tax levy at $9.7M
A preliminary 2025 property tax levy of $9,733,646 has been set by the Otsego City Council in a 4-1 vote. That’s up $744,885 over 2024 — an 8.29% increase. The final levy will be adopted in December. It can be lower, but not higher, than the preliminary levy. “This is our preliminary (levy). We still have time to go through it ... We still have until December to lower that...
SCTCC Celebrates New Aircraft Maintenance Technician Program
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- The St. Cloud Technical and Community College is set to add an Aircraft Maintenance Technician program to its curriculum. Members of the Minnesota State System, the airline industry, and others all gathered at the St. Cloud Regional Airport Wednesday to celebrate the new program. WJON...
Rogers girls soccer tops Elks 3-0 on senior night
The Rogers girls soccer team improved their record to 7-4-4 with a solid 3-0 victory over Elk River on senior night, Tuesday, Sept. 2 in Rogers. Seniors Zoe Welter, Raegan Wierman and Kaja Froyd enjoyed the win in their last scheduled home game of the season. Rogers got on the board 11 minutes in when Addisen Klein found the net from 10 yards out for a 1-0 Rogers lead. Ashlyn O’Malley would put the Royals up 2-0 with a penalty kick with 6:43 remaining in...
Two city commissions look to fill vacancies
MONTICELLO — If you’d like a say in how Monticello grows and develops, now’s your chance, as the city is currently accepting applications to fill vacancies on both the Planning Commission and the Industrial and Economic Development Committee (IEDC). The Planning Commission reviews proposed development plans, including long-range and short-range land use and zoning issues, and advises the City Council on all local development. The Planning Commission meets on the...
Sauk Rapids Council Discuss Mayhew Creek During Special Session
SAUK RAPIDS (WJON News) -- The Sauk Rapids City Council will hold a special meeting on Friday morning. They are meeting to discuss several projects related to the Mayhew Creek Park project. The city and the Sauk Rapids Youth Baseball Association entered into a developmental agreement of a baseball complex...
St. Michael-Albertville sports round-up: Oct. 3
Playoffs closer than they appear After going 1-1-1 last week, the St. Michael-Albertville boys’ soccer team has a 5-6-3 record heading into the final week of the regular season. STMA beat Sartell 3-2 on Sept. 24, tied Eden Prairie 1-1 on Thursday, Sept. 26 and lost 2-1 to Robbinsdale Armstrong on Sept. 28. Seniors Joe...
Pinecone Road Work to Prompt Traffic Detour
SARTELL (WJON News) -- Drivers who use Pinecone Road in Sartell will be faced with a detour starting Thursday. Work crews will be completing an overlay of the road between Scout Drive and County Road 120. The work will require a detour. Pinecone Road will reopen on the evening of...
Forget Dry January! Embrace Sober October In Rockford This Fall
If you've been looking for a sign to eliminate alcohol from your life forever, this is it. The older I've gotten, the more I've tried abstaining from alcohol altogether. I wasn't a heavy drinker when I was in my early 20s so it's not the hard for me to cut it out of my life, honestly.
Cub Scouts have a blast shooting off rockets
MONTICELLO — Local Cub Scouts had a blast this weekend as they aimed for the sky. To conclude its annual Rocket Academy, Monticello’s Cub Scout Pack 274 held a Rocket Launch Day Saturday morning on the field next to Monticello High School. This is the sixth year the pack has held the program, which lets young engineers design their own model rockets and then shoot their cool creations off into...
Athlete of the Week: Anya Schmidt working hard to end career as a state champion
Every November for the past four years, Rogers girls volleyball fans have chanted for setter Anya Schmidt at the Class 4A state tournament at Xcel Energy Center, and for good reason. Schmidt and the Royals have finished no lower than fifth in Class 4A since Rogers made its state tournament debut in 2021. Back then, the student section chanted, “She’s a freshman!” Now, believe it or not, she’s a senior, and this is her last chance to win an MSHSL state championship. ...
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