The Wright County Highway Department announced Thursday, May 31 that the complete reconstruction of Wright County Highway 18, or 50th Street Northeast, will begin Monday, June 4, with multiple utility […]
Archives for May 2018
STMA Middle and High School Activity Fees Bumping Up
The St. Michael-Albertville school district took steps last week to fund more coaches, increase supply budgets and add a new high school soccer team. To accomplish these goals, the school […]
Otsego’s Prairie View Elementary-Middle School Already on the Grow
The ISD 728 - Elk River Area School District's newest school will add classrooms and gym space over the next year.
Not even completed with its first ever school year, Prairie View Elementary and Middle School in Otsego is already moving earth and placing concrete footings to expand. Last spring the […]
Structural Fire Injures One in Otsego
Firefighters knocked down a trailer home fire in today’s record heat, but not before the resident of the Otsego structure was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The incident […]
Central Park Decision Pushed Back to this Fall
The planning phase of St. Michael’s proposed Central Park continues to move forward, and the city council approved additional spending last week to move the project closer to shovel-ready. City […]
River Road in Hanover to Close over Holiday Weekend
Looking to jump off County Highway 19 (Labeaux Avenue) and use River Road to cut down to Hanover? Better think again. The City of Hanover announced Thursday, May 24 that […]
Fallon Avenue Overpass Work to Begin in Monticello
An open house is set for Thursday, May 24
After a decade of planning, discussion, approval and recession, Monticello is finally getting a new bridge over Interstate 94. Fallon Avenue, which runs along the city’s eastern edges and, in […]
Lunch Prices Remain Stable for Third Straight Year
School lunch prices have been on the rise nationwide for close to a decade now, after the federal government launched an initiative to have schools raise lunch prices to match […]
St. Michael-Albertville Rotary Announces Students of the Month
Homeroom teachers at St. Michael-Albertville High School are always on the lookout for exceptional eleventh-grade students to recommend for STMA’s Rotary Student of the Month program. Local Rotarians select students […]
STMA Eyeing Lake Conference After Denial by Northwest Suburban Conference
The St. Michael-Albertville school district recently received news that the Northwest Suburban Conference for athletics and fine arts denied their application to join. The school board voted to apply earlier […]