Hennepin and Wright County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators, accompanied by Maple Grove Police Department, conducted a search on the home and property of Richard Wooton Wednesday, Sept. 19. Witnesses said the “raid” happened early Wednesday morning. The legal action comes just weeks after Crossroads Remodeling, operated by Richard Wooten, has been targeted by dozens […]
St. Michael Tax Levy Rising, But Growth Eases the Burden
The St. Michael city council set the city’s 2019 preliminary tax levy last week, but thanks to an expanded tax capacity, city administrator Steve Bot said property owners will not see an increase unless their property values rise. The new levy amount of $6,877,420 is $574,000 higher than last year for a 9.1 percent increase. […]
BREAKING: Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Wright County
MDA places the county under quarantine
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has placed Wright County under an emergency quarantine, effective Thursday, Sept. 13, after emerald ash borer (EAB) was found along the Interstate 94 corridor in the city of Clearwater. Because this is the first time EAB has been identified in Wright County, the MDA is enacting an emergency quarantine […]
On This Day, We Remember
On this day, we remember. Clear blue skies, a lot like this day in 2018 … 17 years after that horrific four-hour attack that would change, quite literally, everything. We remember seven years ago, a display like no other from our friends at the Albertville Fire Department. We remember the children in their classrooms, watching […]
Otsego Woman Airlifted after Thursday Crash on Interstate 94
Minnesota State Patrol investigators, along with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office, are reconstructing a crash after an Otsego woman struck a bridge support and then rolled off of Interstate 94 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Tracy Lee Carlson, 40, of Otsego was listed in critical condition with life-threatening injuries at Hennepin County Medical […]
Wright County Highway 38 Shut Down for Reconstruction
Wright County continues its slew of major highway reconstruction projects this month with the closure of County Highway 38, a major artery in northern Albertville and western Otsego. Portions of the roadway will be closed from today, Sept. 5 through next fall, with operations this year including the construction of a roundabout intersection at O’Dean […]
Homeowners Taking Aim at Albertville Remodeling Company
More than 40 homeowners in communities from Rogers to St. Cloud, St. Michael to Nowthen are taking aim at an Albertville remodeling company that, they say, left them out in the cold. The homeowners are asking Crossroads Remodeling, operated by Richard Wooten, to “pay up” on more than a half of a million dollars in […]
Otsego Home Leveled by Monday Fire
A fundraiser is available to help the family displaced by the blaze.
An early morning fire has leveled a home in the Martin Farms neighborhood, leaving a family of seven temporarily homeless. Albertville Fire Chief Eric Bullen said the Albertville Fire Department was dispatched to the structure fire in the 7200 block of Martin Farms Avenue Northeast around 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20. Upon arrival, the initial structure – the Moorman […]
No Incumbents Running for 2018 School Board Seats
Three St. Michael-Albertville school board seats will be on the ballot this November, and none of the four candidates vying for those seats are incumbents. The members whose seats are up for a vote in 2018 include Gayle Weber, who has served on the school board since 1990, Jeff Lindquist, who served since 2011, and […]
Matt Kammann Resigns from St. Michael City Council
St. Michael city councilmember, Matt Kammann, resigned from the council last week. Kammann won a seat on the council during the Nov. 2016 election, and he has served for 19 months. Kammann is also the owner of Dunn Brothers in St. Michael. Kammann and his family are moving to Otsego, making him ineligible to serve […]
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