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 […]
STMA Announces All Students Back to School by Mid-February
The School District is making a big shift, bringing back secondary students shortly after welcoming elementary kids in buildings.
Parents who have doubled as homeschool teachers can rejoice. St. Michael-Albertville School District is rolling students back into school buildings over the next five weeks. STMA Superintendent Ann-Marie Foucault emailed the announcement to parents Thursday night, letting families know secondary students would be phased back into school buildings throughout February. That’s on top of a […]
Winter Storm Arrives Thursday, Lingers through Friday Night
Commuters can expect icy conditions Thursday morning, but it's the drive home Thursday night that could be rough.
After downright balmy temperatures that turned backyard ice rinks into mush, a winter storm will wallop Wright County Thursday through Friday, dropping rain, then several inches of snow through Friday night. But it’s the blustery winds behind it – forecast to hit at least 50 MPH, that will make travel near impossible Thursday night into […]
Coronavirus Variants Pop Up in Minnesota
Vaccines are effective against strain, state epidemiologists report.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced the new variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in the United Kingdom was identified by genomic sequencing in positive specimens from five residents of four different counties in the Twin Cities metro area. Four of the cases were identified through the MDH Public Health Laboratory, […]
Restaurants Get Another Reprieve as Governor Turns MN Dial
Spectators will also be allowed at sporting events, including youth hockey.
While the United State Capitol descended into turmoil, the State of Minnesota seems to have emerged from its latest COVID-forced shutdown, as Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday, Jan. 6 that he would ease restrictions on dining establishments, bars, entertainment venues, and even sporting events. “Minnesota, we’ve asked a lot of you, and you have delivered,” […]
From the Editor: Two Decades of Service, One Great Guy
Former Chief Mills has been a class act, and a friend in the business.
To set the record straight – I knew Tate Mills before he really knew me. I was at his wedding. Friends of the bride. I remember that country wedding, and then remember our first visit when we finally became residents of STMA. Learning that this guy was now the lead of the hometown fire department […]
Stellis Health Docs, Nurses Get First Round of Coronavirus Vaccine
The local frontline workers were among the first Minnesotans to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
Frontline workers at Stellis Health are now getting the vaccine protection they need against COVID-19. Vaccinations started at the clinics – located in Albertville, Monticello and Buffalo, earlier this month. “We’re vaccinating frontline caregivers with the highest risk of being exposed to COVID-19 first so they can continue to provide critical care to others who […]
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 […]
Major Winter Storm Taking Aim at Wright County, Twin Cities
More than 6 inches of snow, blizzard conditions forecast for area Wednesday, just in time for White Christmas.
Remember all of those concerns about a “brown” Christmas? They’re about to get blown away. Quite literally. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a Blizzard Warning for the Wright County area as the first true winter storm of the season hits the Twin Cities on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Fortunately, with things locked down […]
Neighbors Restaurant Group Among Those Sued by MN Attorney General
The Princeton location was open Wednesday, Dec. 17 in defiance of the Governor's Executive Order.
The owner of the Neighbors Eatery and Saloon in Albertville is now facing a citation from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office after choosing to open the Princeton location of the chain – Neighbors on the Rum – on Wednesday, Dec. 16, two days prior to the expiration of Gov. Tim Walz’s Executive Order requiring restaurants […]
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