Crews will begin working on Monday, February 22, on the shoulders of I-94 between Maple Grove and Rogers to remove trees and brush. This work is to prepare the area for noise wall construction and road work that starts this spring on the interstate. Officials are committed to the recommended tree removal guidelines the U.S. […]
Wright County COVID Dashboard: Cases Continue to Trend Down
With a week of restaurants, gyms and even games under our belts, things are holding up well in Wright County.
Info courtesy Wright County Communications Wright County Public Health released its weekly COVID-19 Dashboard Friday, Jan. 22 and numbers continue to improve from high marks around five weeks ago. The number of new confirmed cases over the past week (199) is the lowest weekly total in three months, but the other key numbers have remained […]
Stellis’ Hanson Named Top Health Care Leader
Monticello's Douglas Hanson recognized for leadership, innovation.
Douglas Hanson, CEO of Stellis Health, has been named one of 100 Most Influential Health Care Leaders in 2020 by Minnesota Physician. Deemed by their peers to be highly influential in terms of leadership and impact, the 100 leaders are known for making health care in Minnesota a global model of excellence. “Our people are what […]
ISD 728 Announces Model Change, Elementary Students to Hybrid in November
The COVID curve continues to push area schools to a new brink.
With the school district’s communities now breaking barriers put in place last August by the Minnesota Department of Health, ISD 728 leaders decided it could no longer put off a change in its learning model, according to a letter shared by staff Monday, Oct. 26. ISD 728 Superintendent Dan Bittman made the announcement via a […]
Investigation Leads to New Felony Charge against Otsego Truck Driver that Drive into Protest
After being arrested and eventually released in May, the man who drove onto a crowded Interstate 35W bridge will be in court this November.
An Otsego man will face multiple charges stemming from his act of driving into a protest scene in May, after a months-long investigation and multiple interviews with the truck driver, other motorists and protestors on the Interstate 35W bridge. Protestors were gathering on both sides of the Interstate bridge over the Mississippi River on May […]
Otsego Candidate Accuses Otsego City Clerk of Election Irregularities, Clerk Resigns
An Otsego resident who sought to run for a seat on Otsego’s city council in the 2020 race alleges he was a victim of election irregularities that denied him the ability to run for election. In a statement to the Otsego city council at their meeting last week, Joel Cornell said that while filling out […]
Wright County Readies as Forecast Calls for Plowable Snow
Drivers should see tough travel conditions Tuesday night due to storm.
Story by Wright County Communications Minnesotans know the drill by now when it comes to driving in Minnesota weather. While a little earlier than most expect or prefer, this afternoon and into te evening commute, drivers in Wright County are going to be dealing with their first snow event of the season. The current forecast […]
ISD 728 Breaks Ground at Middle School in Otsego
Prairie View Middle School will open to students in 2022. The current elementary/middle school will become, simply, Prairie View Elementary.
Independent School District 728 (ISD 728), serving Elk River, Otsego, Rogers, Zimmerman and surrounding townships and communities, welcomed distinguished guests, staff and members of the construction community to an official groundbreaking for its fifth middle school, Prairie View, Monday, October 5, 2020. The event included members of the ISD 728 School Board, as well as […]
BREAKING: Kelly Retires after Two Decades as Wright County Attorney
'I will be forever grateful," Kelly said.
After 37 years as an attorney in Wright County, and the lead prosecuting attorney for the county the last 22 years, Tom Kelly is ready to put his files away for the last time. The longtime county attorney – who was always quick with a quote and eager to work with families and victims to […]
Otsego Race Takes Center Stage at ERCC Forum Oct. 8
The Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce is set to host a Voters Education Forum for local races early next month.
With a host of uncontested local races on the ballots around Wright County, the race for City of Otsego Mayor and Council will be one to watch in the coming weeks. Voters from the county’s fastest-growing community can educate themselves early next month, as the Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a candidate form […]
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