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Otsego Warms Up with Winter Festival

Saturday's events include some "famous" appearances and the Medallion Hunt.

February 5, 2026 By Mike Schoemer

Otsego warms up this wintry stretch with its annual Winter Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Prairie Park – better know as the “splash pad […]

Tagged With: Otsego, Prairie Park, Winter Festival

Albertville, Otsego to Get Traffic Reprieve Later this Month with County 37/137 Opening

It's going to get a bit easier to get around Albertville and southeastern Otsego later this month, according to the Wright County Highway Department.

November 3, 2025 By Mike Schoemer

It’s going to get a bit easier to get around Albertville and southeastern Otsego later this month, according to the Wright County Highway Department. That’s because work will, weather permitting, […]

Tagged With: Costco, County Road 137, County Road 37, road construction

With SNAP Benefits Hitting Pause, Wright County Food Banks Call for Help

The Federal Government shutdown means many could go hungry without the aid program.

October 28, 2025 By Mike Schoemer

With the Federal Government shutdown lingering into November, and no end really in sight for the partisan staredown, food shelves around the North Wright County Today area are ramping up […]

Tagged With: CAER, CROSS, food shelf, Hanover, STMA Food Shelf

Otsego Prairie Festival and Car Show Rolls out this Weekend

The area's fastest-growing community also has the fastest-growing citywide celebration.

September 12, 2025 By Mike Schoemer

This weekend is going to feel like summer, but Otsego’s Prairie Festival and Car Show is always a harbinger for fall. Held at Otsego’s Prairie Park, It’s back on Saturday with […]

Tagged With: car show, festival, Otsego

Otsego City Council Hears, Moves Forward with Costco Store Preliminary Plans

After getting a unanimous thumbs-up from the Otsego Planning Commission earlier this month, Costco's superstore remains on track to find a home across from Emma's Express.

February 27, 2024 By Mike Schoemer

A proposed Costco Warehouse Store in Otsego has received preliminary approval from the City of Otsego, clearing initial hurdles on its way to becoming a reality in 2025-2026. The Otsego […]

Tagged With: City of Otsego, Costco, Otsego, planning commmission

Albertville Man Recovering after Rescuing Driver from Icy River after Freak Accident

Monday afternoon's commute went from mundane to insane in moments after truck plummeted into Crow River

January 17, 2024 By Mike Schoemer

Driving northbound on Minnesota Highway 101 in Otsego, driver Chris Kirk, 46, of Albertville was flowing with the rest of traffic on Monday afternoon (January 15) when he saw the […]

Tagged With: Chris Kirk, crash, Crow River, Otsego, truck

Costco Makes It Official, Submits Preliminary Proposed Development to Otsego Council

After weeks of rumors that had the retail giant anywhere from Albertville to Monticello, a plan is officially in place.

January 9, 2024 By Mike Schoemer

Costco, the retail superpower based in Issaquah, Washington that will sell customers everything from Kirkland brand golf balls to fresh cheese to new tires, is taking aim at the Otsego/Albertville […]

Tagged With: Costco, Otsego

Man Found in Otsego Target Identified as Robbinsdale Resident

A man was found unresponsive on Wednesday, Sept. 27 in restroom of the retail store.

October 2, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man found deceased inside a Target store restroom in Otsego last week. Deputies stated 43-year-old John Zechmeister of Robbinsdale […]

Tagged With: deceased, Otsego, Target

BREAKING: Body Found in Mississippi River Near Otsego Landing

Officers are asking the public to stay off the waterway near Norin Landing.

September 5, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Wright County investigators – busy with a fatal hit-and-run investigation in St. Michael – are now attempting to identify the body of a man found in the Mississippi River near […]

Interstate 94 Project to Get Finishing Touch with Albertville to Monticello Stretch

MnDOT will see the project through to completion as soon as next year, adding an additional lane of traffic in each direction.

July 12, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

Interstate 94 sign

The Corridors of Commerce Program, which has made much of the widening of Interstate 94 from Maple Grove to Clearwater possible over the last decade, is coming to Albertville’s assistance […]

Tagged With: Albertville, Interstate 94, Monticello, six lanes

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