If you visit or have business to conduct in a Hennepin County building, you can leave your masks at home.
As the COVID-19 case numbers continue to drop across the country, state and county level, area school districts continue to adapt their mitiga…
Masks will no longer be required starting on Tuesday, Feb. 22 for students at Orono Public Schools.
The Westonka school district is extending some COVID-19 mitigation measures at buildings in the district, and adding some buildings to the lis…
For approximately three days, the Orono school district had a COVID-19 vaccination, testing and face-covering policy for employees.
Westonka schools are stepping up COVID-19 mitigation measures in the district after noting a sharp uptick in cases and a spike in staff shorta…
If you have kids in the Orono School District and are looking to get the COVID-19 vaccination, Community Care Clinics is hosting a vaccination…
The need for quality nursing care has never been more prevalent, from full hospitals posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the need for nurses and…
For the fourth consecutive meeting, the Orono School Board got an earful from the public about the district’s masking policy during the public…
Westonka’s primary and middle school students will no longer be required to wear face masks while inside school buildings beginning Oct. 4.
Masks will no longer be required starting on Tuesday, Feb. 22 for students at Orono Public Schools.
The Westonka school district is extending some COVID-19 mitigation measures at buildings in the district, and adding some buildings to the lis…
For approximately three days, the Orono school district had a COVID-19 vaccination, testing and face-covering policy for employees.
Westonka schools are stepping up COVID-19 mitigation measures in the district after noting a sharp uptick in cases and a spike in staff shorta…
If you have kids in the Orono School District and are looking to get the COVID-19 vaccination, Community Care Clinics is hosting a vaccination…
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Another sign of the return to normalcy: the city of Mound last Tuesday lifted its peacetime emergency, dropped the mask requirement for employ…
Westonka school leaders are waiting on state guidance before making any decision on whether to offer students a distance-only learning option …
With the COVID-19 vaccinations rising and related restrictions loosening up around the state, the Orono school district has adjusted with them.
On June 2, tassled caps will rain down once more on the grounds of Haddorff Field.
Each of the venues returned the same line: we can host 100 people, maybe 150 people. Under current guidelines. That might change of course.
Take two at holding what would have been the 69th annual Fish Fry & Dance has been rebuffed.
The show must go on.
Turns out, corporate trade shows and private luxury are built from the same stuff.
Westonka Community & Commerce is opening back up to in-person meetings next week, holding its first regroup at the Westonka Performing Art…
Westonka’s middle and high school students are on their way to getting more face-to-face instruction than they received even at the start of t…
Westonka school board members unanimously approved the district’s revised 2020-2021 budget Feb. 8, finalizing a tumultuous year that brought i…
A Mound Westonka High School DECA project got the attention of the community in a big way in February when a stuffed animal drive resulted in …
COVID-19 vaccines are making their way across Minnesota, and Orono Woods senior living apartment residents are among the Minnesotans getting t…
“There’s no debate what’s a more effective learning model: it’s in-person.”
When Long Lake resident and nurse John Furzland was looking for the next step in his career, providing in-home care was at the top of his list.
Most Westonka students returned to classrooms this week after nearly two months in distance learning.
The Orono school board is continuing to hold their meetings virtually to limit person-to-person contact and they held their first meeting of t…
In light of the holiday season, the Orono-based nonprofit Hope Chest for Breast Cancer organized a way for people to get involved, stay connec…
COVID-19 is a respiratory virus that has drawn increasing attention to the indoor air we breathe that we normally take for granted. With more …
Westonka students enrolled in grades K-12 will begin the transition back to school buildings for in-person and hybrid learning with the start …
Westonka’s primary and middle school students will no longer be required to wear face masks while inside school buildings beginning Oct. 4.
At a Sept. 5 special school board meeting, the Orono School Board voted in favor of a mask requirement policy for the district.
Westonka school leaders faced backlash Sept. 13 when a routine board meeting opened up for what became a lively public forum on the district’s…
Orono students, teachers, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks when at school.
The first day back at school will have all of Westonka’s primary and middle school students in face masks, and the district is hoping the same…
At the first Orono School Board meeting of the new school year, the board and district administrators outlined its Safe Return to School plan.
Normally a placid affair, the Westonka school board on Aug. 16 gave over some 45 minutes—the majority of its hour-long session—to addressing c…
The Orono School District has released its Safe Return to School Plan for the 2021-22 school year.
With just under a month to go before classes resume Sept. 7, Westonka Schools announced it will not require face masks to be worn inside schoo…
With the state Legislature in special session and school district enrollment numbers typically not firmed up until the fall, Westonka school l…
With COVID-19 cases down and restrictions being lifted, the Orono school district has updated its health and safety guidelines for summer prog…
Another sign of the return to normalcy: the city of Mound last Tuesday lifted its peacetime emergency, dropped the mask requirement for employ…
Westonka school leaders are waiting on state guidance before making any decision on whether to offer students a distance-only learning option …
With the COVID-19 vaccinations rising and related restrictions loosening up around the state, the Orono school district has adjusted with them.
On June 2, tassled caps will rain down once more on the grounds of Haddorff Field.
Each of the venues returned the same line: we can host 100 people, maybe 150 people. Under current guidelines. That might change of course.
Take two at holding what would have been the 69th annual Fish Fry & Dance has been rebuffed.
The show must go on.
Turns out, corporate trade shows and private luxury are built from the same stuff.
Westonka Community & Commerce is opening back up to in-person meetings next week, holding its first regroup at the Westonka Performing Art…
At the first Orono School Board meeting of the new school year, the board and district administrators outlined its Safe Return to School plan.
Normally a placid affair, the Westonka school board on Aug. 16 gave over some 45 minutes—the majority of its hour-long session—to addressing c…
The Orono School District has released its Safe Return to School Plan for the 2021-22 school year.
With just under a month to go before classes resume Sept. 7, Westonka Schools announced it will not require face masks to be worn inside schoo…
With the state Legislature in special session and school district enrollment numbers typically not firmed up until the fall, Westonka school l…
With COVID-19 cases down and restrictions being lifted, the Orono school district has updated its health and safety guidelines for summer prog…
Another sign of the return to normalcy: the city of Mound last Tuesday lifted its peacetime emergency, dropped the mask requirement for employ…
Westonka school leaders are waiting on state guidance before making any decision on whether to offer students a distance-only learning option …
With the COVID-19 vaccinations rising and related restrictions loosening up around the state, the Orono school district has adjusted with them.
On June 2, tassled caps will rain down once more on the grounds of Haddorff Field.
Each of the venues returned the same line: we can host 100 people, maybe 150 people. Under current guidelines. That might change of course.
Take two at holding what would have been the 69th annual Fish Fry & Dance has been rebuffed.
The show must go on.
Turns out, corporate trade shows and private luxury are built from the same stuff.
