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The Orono City Council, at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 10, voted to repeal and replace the city’s sign ordinance, replacing existing City Code with new rules that don’t regulate sign content.
Friday, Sept. 7
The Mound Fire Department applies every year for the Minnesota Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefights grant and hasn’t received one since 2004. However, Mound Fire Chief Greg Pederson was pleased to share with the council at their Sept. 11 meeting that they were approved …
The Orono City Council, at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 10, voted to repeal and replace the …
SEPT. 20-22
Sunday, Sept. 9
Friday, Sept. 7
The Mound Fire Department applies every year for the Minnesota Department of Homeland Securi…
To celebrate Mound Westonka Homecoming 2018 the Westonka Community and Commerce (WCC) will be hosting a Homecoming Party at Haddorff Field before the big game on Friday, Sept. 28 from 5-7 p.m.
The long anticipated opening of the new Westonka Activities and Performing Arts Centers has been slated for the weekend of Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30.
Nearly two decades ago a fledgling group of business owners and operators founded the Minnesota Coalition for Workforce Housing.
Minnesotans savor every minute of summer. We are feverishly out and about – boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, biking – you name it, we do it — with great pleasure and enthusiasm. These beautiful sun-filled days will be gone before we know it, we must enjoy now.
Every family needs to have a place to call home – a cozy bed, a kitchen stocked with food and a secure roof overhead. Beyond shelter requirements, home offers us sanctuary from the stresses of life, a place for children to do their homework and for social interaction.
Nearly two decades ago a fledgling group of business owners and operators founded the Minnesota Coalition for Workforce Housing.
It used to be so easy to know the difference between truth and lies.
Sometimes it’s hard to feel like you can make a difference when you contemplate the issues that are affecting our environment and communities across the region, the country and the globe. But local action can truly make positive change that we can see and experience in our neighborhoods, our…
The Old Log Theatre’s production of “Beehive: The 60s Musical” is this summer’s biggest, must-see hit that transports the audience back to one of the greatest eras, the 1960s, that was shaped and narrated by the female artists of the day.
To say it’s been a big week for the Orono Girls Swim and Dive Team would be an understatement. The girls returned to school on Tuesday, Sept. 4, checked in for their second dual meet of the season against the Mound Westonka White Hawks on Thursday, Sept. 6, and seized a 2nd place finish in t…
The Orono Men’s Varsity team has definitely found their groove, defeating Bloomington Kennedy, Fridley and Benilde St. Margaret in less than a week. After starting the season 1-1-1, the Spartans like the way the team is trending. Senior Captains Liam LaBelle and Sam Bazil combined for seven …
On Sept. 6 the White Hawks Soccer team played their second home game of the season, hosting the New Prague Trojans in an important Wright County Conference test. It was a sunny afternoon, the conditions were perfect all around.
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