Beyond the names and faces of the candidates running in this year’s mid-term elections, voters in the Elk River and Buffalo school districts will be weighing in on multi-million-dollar bond issues that would result in both districtwide changes – including new buildings – as well as higher tax levies. BHM Schools – One question, millions […]
Election Guide: Newcomer Pederson Challenging Zachman for St. Michael Mayor
Voters will choose between current Mayor Jerry Zachman and newcomer Jennifer Pederson in the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election.
St. Michael voters will decide between a lifelong St. Michael resident and a relative newcomer when it comes to the Nov. 4 general election for the city’s mayor. Jerry Zachman is the incumbent, having served the city for over a decade and the last several as the city’s mayor. Jennifer Pederson, a mother of three […]
Election Guide: Hendrickson, Cedergren Square off for Albertville Mayor
Newcomer Brad Cedergren is challenging current mayor and former councilmember Jillian Hendrickson in November's election.
Two candidates are vying for the position of mayor of Albertville, which carries a two-year term. Incumbent Jillian Hendrickson is vying for her second term in the chair. The former council member left during the middle of her term in 2012 to campaign for mayor and succeeded, handily, in that election. She’s challenged by newcomer […]
St. Michael-Albertville School Board: Public Help Needed for Funding Changes
This election season the St. Michael-Albertville School Board is asking for your help. We need you to ask anyone who is running for state office: Why does the state legislature year after year refuse to correct the state funding formula that creates vast differences in state school funding per pupil between public school districts and what […]
Wright County’s Emmer Leads Slate of Republican Hopefuls
Republican-endorsed candidate and former Wright County legislator Tom Emmer, Delano, who at one time represented the St. Micahel-Albertville, Hanover and Otsego areas at the Minnesota State Capitol, now looks like the clear-cut favorite to represent this area in Washington, D.C. Emmer, who earned the party’s endorsement last winter and spring, will hope to carry the […]
St. Michael’s Kevin Kasel Officially Files to Run for House 30B Seat
St. Michael City Council member Kevin Kasel made it official Tuesday, filing paperwork to run for the Republican nomination for the House District 30B seat. He will square off in a primary this August against GOP-endorsed candidate Eric Lucero of Dayton, who was given the nod at the GOP Caucuses in February. Kasel, a hastings […]
Wright County Sheriff Joe Hagerty, Attorney Tom Kelly Seeking Re-election
St. Michael native and current Wright County Sheriff Joe Hagerty announced Monday, March 31 he will be seeking a second term as the leader of the Wright County’s law enforcement office. Hagerty, who served as a St. Michael City Council member for three terms and is also involved in civic groups around his hometown, including […]
Albertville to Remain One Precinct Despite Election Day Issues, Move Polls
Anyone who has voted in Albertville on a “big” Election Day has seen the issues. Long lines wind out the door on a chilly November night. Parking is a nightmare as you compete with nearby restaurant-goers and bar patrons. And the space inside Albertville City Hall gets cramped with aspiring voters. Despite this, the Albertville […]
FitzSimmons Withdraws Name, Will Not Run for Second Term
A “yes” vote on last year’s gay marriage bill might have cost Rep. David FitzSimmons a shot at a second term last weekend, as the St. Michael-Albertville-Otsego area Republican decided to pull his name from the ballot at the Wright County Republicans’ District 30 convetion in Buffalo. FitzSimmons had been soundly crticized by local Republicans […]