A discussion on limiting open-enrolment into the St. Michael-Albertville School District at a recent meeting focused on the population boom heading for the community’s lone high school, and setting what […]
Archives for April 2016
Superintendent Behle Honored as Administrator of Excellence
The Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA) named St. Michael-Albertville superintendent, Dr. Jim Behle, as a 2016 Administrator of Excellence. Behle received his award last month at a statewide recognition […]
Elijah Rice Collects High Honor from State National Football Foundation
Elijah Rice of St. Michael-Albertville High School has been selected by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation as one of this year’s Scholar Athletes. The eight winners, chosen […]
Hartley’s Safe House Serving Battered Women in Elk River
After working at a local metro area shelter for several years, Melanie Gray, of Elk River, decided she needed to do something more. “It was hard to see the shelter […]
Hanover Business Drawing Awareness by Thinking Pink
Hanover-based Comfort Matter Heating and Cooling has become known across the west metro for its bright, yellow-colored trucks, heading here and there from Wright County to places beyond, offering services […]
Developing: Lightning Strike Likely Cause for Devastating Fires in Martin Farms Neighborhood
An early morning thunderstorm Sunday, 24 is the likely culprit for a pair of fires in the Martin Farms development of Albertville and Otsego. The thunderstorm swept through the area […]
St. Michael-Albertville School Board Selects Trio of Superintendent Finalists
The St. Michael Albertville School Board met for a special meeting Monday evening to narrow the field of six superintendent semifinalists to three finalists. After conducting interviews last week, the […]
Need a Reason to Smile? Meet Mauer the Saint Bernard
Last fall, in the midst of the day to day drop offs and pick ups and all that daily life ensues, something caught my eye in the Caribou Coffee drive […]
St. Michael-Albertville High School Moves to Silver on ‘U.S. News’ Rankings
St. Michael-Albertville High School continues to improve its national standing as an elite high school, according to the magazine “U.S. News and World Report’s” Best High Schools in the publication’s 2016 rankings. […]
Otsego’s Hannah Nordquist Earns NCAA All-American Status
Hannah Nordquist, a local tumbler who has made her way from the Twin City Twisters club on to the University of Minnesota’s varsity women’s gymnastics team, earned All-American status with the […]