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Corcoran hears Hope Meadows updates
The Corcoran City Council voted to approve Hope Community Development’s request for a land use application for the northwest corner of County Road 116 and County Road 30 at its Sept. 12 meeting. Hope Community Church and its partners purchased the land over 20 years ago with a vision to create a community with housing, healthcare, senior living, and of course the church, along with other buildings and resources. The...
What do Minnesotans think of Gov. Tim Walz?
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has spent a lot of time on the campaign trail since joining the Democratic ticket as the vice presidential nominee. But what do Minnesotans think about their governor since his political life has changed?Walz's six-year tenure as governor has been marked by COVID-19, the 2020 riots after the murder of George Floyd, and the last two years under total Democratic control at the capitol. Now, voters will decide if he should be vice president. A Star Tribune poll found Minnesotans are divided along political lines in terms of what they think of him. According to the poll,...
Forgotten MN History: MN's First KFC Store Is Still Standing
The building at the corner of W 25th Street and Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis has a interesting background, but you wouldn't know just by looking at the it. The building was actually home to Minnesota's first Kentucky Fried Chicken store.
Zebra mussels confirmed in Ann Lake in Sherburne County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported last week it has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Ann Lake, near Orrock in Sherburne County. Following up on an earlier unconfirmed report of zebra mussels in Ann Lake, the Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District and a volunteer, in partnership with the DNR, collected water samples from the lake on two different days. The samples showed high counts of zebra mussel larvae, called veligers. The presence of veligers indicates zebra mussel reproduction in the...
Sherburne board sets preliminary levy at $62.7M
A preliminary 2025 property tax levy of $62,765,982 has been set by the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners in a unanimous vote on Sept. 17. That is a 3.99% increase over 2024. The final levy will be adopted in December. It can be lower, but not higher, than the preliminary levy. Before the county board sets the final levy, a public meeting about the proposed 2025 budget will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Sherburne County Government Center, 13880 Business Center Drive...
Habitat for Humanity to kick off Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project
MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity will soon kick off the 2024 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, a weeklong homebuilding event. The project will run from Sunday, Sept. 29, through Friday, Oct. 4, and is the official launch of Twin Cities Habitat's construction efforts on The Heights housing development on St. Paul's Greater East Side.
AG Keith Ellison asks courts to supervise the dissolution of Rainbow Health
“I believe court supervision is the proper next step in this case,” Attorney General Ellison said. “It not only minimizes the risk of separate disputes about who gets what, it can give the employees the best shot to potentially get paid."
County, NYA tackle roads; temporary admin appointed in Watertown
Carver County Carver County commissioners recently approved a memorandum of understanding with the University of Minnesota for the proposed Highway 5 and Highway 18 road projects around the UMN Landscape Arboretum. Meanwhile, work continues on the Highway 212 expansion from Cologne to Norwood Young America. Beginning next Monday, Sept. 23, Salem Ave. will be closed between Highway 212 and 122nd St. until late October. The posted detour uses Highway 212,...
Minnesotans Can Help Generate Better Water Around The World
There are a lot of things that most of us take for granted. We’re so fortunate to live in a country that even with all its struggles is still better than most places around the world. Some the basics of life we take for granted, like water. There are...
Out-migration is a problem, but tax cuts won’t help
We recently got our annual reminder to argue about “tax flight” — the assertion that Minnesota’s relatively higher taxes are causing the state to lose population and wealth. The latest attempt by Andy Brehm in the Star Tribune is more reasonable than last year’s epic Minnesota goodbye from Howard Root, but the logical response is […]
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