North Wright County Today

Local news for St. Michael, Albertville, Otsego and Hanover

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Voters Approve Levy

Early voting, Buffalo community lead to referendum victory.

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Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose voters gave the nod to a tax increase to fund students and classes at the district with a levy approval on the district’s second try. The BHM School District asked residents to increase the district’s  operating levy by $750 per student (this is not the tax impact amount for residents–See that chart here). Funds […]

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Holds Election Tuesday

Voters will decide on an operating levy increase for the district as it continues to grow.

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The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (BHM) School District is asking residents to vote on an operating levy referendum that will increase funding by $750 per student (this is not the tax impact amount for residents–See that chart here). Funds from the operating levy go to pay for salaries, supplies and other operating expenses. In November 2018, BHM failed […]

STMA Volleyball to Compete for Section Championship Tomorrow

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The St. Michael-Albertville varsity volleyball team made a huge comeback last night in the section 5AAA semi-finals against Champlin Park, a former state champion team. STMA lost their first two sets, then came back to win the last three, clinching the victory and moving on to the section finals on Thursday evening against Wayzata. “The […]

Fiddler on the Roof Performances Coming Nov. 7-10

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St. Michael-Albertville High School theater members are hard at work perfecting their fall musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Set in Russia around 1905, the story centers around a man named Tevye and his struggle to hold onto his family’s Jewish culture amidst prejudice between Jewish and Russian cultures. Tevye is played by senior Josh Kainz. […]

Open Enrollment Fueling St. Michael-Albertville School District Growth

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Minnesota school districts must report a variety of student enrollment data to the state’s Department of Education every October 1, and Kris Crocker, Director of Business Services for the St. Michael-Albertville school district, said these numbers impact next year’s revenue calculations for compensatory and Q-Comp program funding. The STMA district grew by 97 students over […]

Big Woods Elementary Welcomes New Principal, Jesse Peterson

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The 2019-2020 school year officially kicked off Monday in St. Michael-Albertville, with open houses running most evenings this week. On Monday night, families at Big Woods Elementary got their first chance to meet the school’s new principal, Jesse Peterson. Peterson is only the second person to lead the school, and he’s also the district’s only […]

Elk River Area Schools Will Go to Voters in November

ISD 728 will seek levy funds, bond for an additional school building.

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The ISD 728 School Board unanimously approved a request to seek more local tax dollars to support educational programs and address building maintenance and growing enrollment needs at its regular meeting Monday, June 24. If voters approve the requests, schools throughout the district in Elk River, Otsego, Rogers and Zimmerman would all see improvements. The […]

Small Increases on the Way for School Breakfast and Lunch, Maintenance Levy

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After maintaining school meal prices at the same rate since 2016, the St. Michael-Albertville school board recently voted to approve raising rates on breakfast and lunch prices by $.10 for the 2019-20 school year. Superintendent Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault said district staff checked with five comparable school districts, and she said STMA’s lunch prices are below […]

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