Dr. Jim Behle has been leading St. Michael-Albertville schools as its superintendent since 2010, but Monday evening he announced that his tenure will be coming to an end at the […]
New Year, New Look: How the New Federal Education Program Impacts Local Schools
President Barack Obama last month signed a new federal education bill, putting the final nail in the coffin of the previous version of the law, No Child Left Behind, after […]
STMA Schools Refinance Bonds for Big Savings
The St. Michael-Albertville School District has been busy refinancing debt obligations over the past 1.5 years, and last week they approved a new refunding bond that will save $5.2 million […]
School District Won’t Support Tax Abatement Levy for Second Sheet of Ice
After lengthy discussion the St. Michael-Albertville school district reversed its course Monday evening, determining that it no longer had a consensus to move forward with the tax abatement levy to fund […]
Community Members Voice Comments and Concerns over Second Sheet of Ice
Should city leaders move forward, second sheet could be complete as early as Sept. 2017.
The snow was falling and roads were slick last night, but that didn’t stop a couple hundred people from showing up to hear more about the potential second sheet of […]
Talk of a Second Sheet of Ice at the STMA Arena Amplifies
City council, school board and joint governance meetings around town have all had a common theme as of late: the expansion of St. Michael-Albertville’s ice arena to include a second […]
Emmer Keynotes Veterans Day Ceremonies at STMA High School
Tom Emmer, Minnesota’s Sixth District representative to the state House of Representatives, graced the stage as guest speaker at the St. Michael-Albertville High School’s Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday morning, where he […]
‘Guys and Dolls’ Premieres Thursday at STMA Performing Arts Center
The backstage was buzzing with energy just 48 hours before the first curtain call of St. Michael-Albertville High School’s fall musical, “Guys and Dolls.” Nearly 150 high school students have come […]
St. Michael, Albertville Residential Construction Gains Steam
Residential construction in St. Michael and Albertville is picking up momentum after a several year lull in development projects. And a lot of the action has been moving ideas that […]
Albertville Family Works to Help Save the Monarchs
If the local butterfly population could have a vote, they would likely award the Dwinnell family as St. Michael-Albertville’s family of the year. This family has been giving the monarch butterfly […]