Since 1980, the Mound Fire Department has recognized one firefighter as the department Firefighter of the Year. The tradition continued in 202…
The past year, defined as it was by a global health pandemic that necessitated remote working and distance learning, has rocketed one of the g…
Westonka Food Shelf is heading into its biggest collection drive Monday as Minnesota FoodShare Month gets underway March 1.
He’s a POOL toy. A pool toy without a purpose, he says, because the pools and beaches are closed. Rafael may have more of a purpose than he kn…
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 …
Jennifer Wood and Hannah Marik have skilled themselves in trades as disparate as basket weaving and painting. They’ve ridden horseback through…
Good thing Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter because Tonka will need the ice cover through at least the first week in March…
Mound Fire Department averaged a greater response rate to its service calls over the past 10 months of the pandemic than it has in the past fi…
The Orono Parks Commission received an update on the Diamond Lake Regional Trail project during their meeting on Monday, Feb. 1.
Westonka Food Shelf is heading into its biggest collection drive Monday as Minnesota FoodShare Month gets underway March 1.
He’s a POOL toy. A pool toy without a purpose, he says, because the pools and beaches are closed. Rafael may have more of a purpose than he kn…
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 …
Jennifer Wood and Hannah Marik have skilled themselves in trades as disparate as basket weaving and painting. They’ve ridden horseback through…
Good thing Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter because Tonka will need the ice cover through at least the first week in March…
Mound Fire Department averaged a greater response rate to its service calls over the past 10 months of the pandemic than it has in the past fi…
The Orono Parks Commission received an update on the Diamond Lake Regional Trail project during their meeting on Monday, Feb. 1.
Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista secured a necessary vote of approval for a likely 31-acre boundary expansion that could also aid Three Rivers P…
COVID-19 vaccines are making their way across Minnesota, and Orono Woods senior living apartment residents are among the Minnesotans getting t…
Possible vision for next winter: your kid out on the ice, shooting the puck at Thaler and wearing a Captains Club-funded uniform while you you…
In October 2020 Mediacom, in a partnership with the city of Minnetrista, applied for the Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program through the …
Students from across Minnesota gathered virtually at the annual YMCA Youth in Government (YIG) Model Assembly, including 17 Orono students in …
Mound city officials are now positioned to force improvements on a building that, in lying dormant some 25 years, has surpassed mere eyesore t…
Westonka Community & Commerce is aiming this year to restart its regular meetings and figure out how best to help its member businesses an…
Laughter and love are on the schedule for 4 Community Theatre’s (4CT) upcoming Love Song Cabaret on Valentine’s Day.
“It makes a difference, especially when you wear it for 8 hours,” said Tanner Palm.
“There’s no debate what’s a more effective learning model: it’s in-person.”
Minnetrista and Orono police departments will soon join other metro area departments in equipping their patrol officers with body-worn cameras…
Minnesota state Sen. David Osmek, R-Mound, is again pushing for a rule change in how extensions of emergency powers are handled in Minnesota b…
The St. Bonifacius Fire Department joined a growing list of Minnesota fire departments becoming “MnFIRE Aware” of their occupational health ri…
Westonka is proud to have four high school musicians who were invited to participate in the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-S…
The city of Mound will soon be seeking community input on development plans for the remaining acres of its Harbor District with the goal of ha…
The Mayor of the City of Minnetonka Beach delivered the State of the City Address during the city council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11.
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.
They’ve popped up at Fairview Church. They’ve made a brief foray onto the ice of Lake Minnetonka, and they’ve promoted their cause at the end …
Eight historical societies now preserve the legacy of just one lake, but this could soon change now that six of these organizations tasked wit…
At its meeting on Monday, Dec. 28, the Maple Plain City Council approved the 2021 budget and levy. For 2021, the total tax levy increased by a…
Most Westonka students returned to classrooms this week after nearly two months in distance learning.
Their season was just beginning after already being delayed once when word came to stop practices. Westonka’s hockey and ski teams were standi…
Zvago Long Lake, a new 57-unit OneTwoOne Development cooperative which overlooks Long Lake and is expected to open in late 2022, is now accept…
Spring Park city council members unanimously approved Dec. 21 a final 2021 general fund levy increase of 3.2 percent, locking in what is proje…
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…
Spring Park city council members had in September upheld a ban on short-term rentals within the city and strengthened the existing language in…
December is traditionally a time of giving for Westonka students and this year was no different. Despite the fact that students were involved …
Water pollution. The chemicals found in sunscreens. Excessive amounts of sunlight. These account for the white ring of coral—coral replicas—th…
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…
In the high heat of July and August it might reach 110 degrees in that back room. And “100 percent humidity.” The 3 a.m. alarm was set to beat…
The Long Lake city council adopted an ordinance amending the city’s residential sewer billing policy during its Dec. 1 meeting.
The cooperative living development approved for downtown Mound’s Harbor District this summer moved ahead on schedule Dec. 8 when city council …
An enterprising Shirley Hills third-grader has turned hobby into philanthropy.
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 …
Fluorescent lights will be no more within the Orono Public School District. The Orono School Board approved to install LED lights in district …
A contingent of Lake Minnetonka residents is now asking as an organized group for more fair use on the lake and for measures to counteract wha…
Westonka students enrolled in grades K-12 will begin the transition back to school buildings for in-person and hybrid learning with the start …
The City of Orono adopted the 2021 city budget on Dec. 7. The city council stated that it is continuing its focus on ensuring long term fundin…
Amy Farrar lays it down from the start. “I grew up in Grovers Mill, New Jersey, which is where the Martians landed.” Her tone is comic but its…
On Friday, Dec. 4, an Orono woman was driving home in Tonka Bay when she struck a utility pole and ended up in Lake Minnetonka, according to a…
Countryside Heating and Cooling Solutions, a Maple Plain-based heating and cooling contractor, and Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems teamed…
At its Dec. 7, regular meeting, the Orono Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 to accept Superintendent Dr. Karen Orcutt’s formal notice of re…
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Good thing Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter because Tonka will need the ice cover through at least the first week in March…
Mound Fire Department averaged a greater response rate to its service calls over the past 10 months of the pandemic than it has in the past fi…
The Orono Parks Commission received an update on the Diamond Lake Regional Trail project during their meeting on Monday, Feb. 1.
Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista secured a necessary vote of approval for a likely 31-acre boundary expansion that could also aid Three Rivers P…
COVID-19 vaccines are making their way across Minnesota, and Orono Woods senior living apartment residents are among the Minnesotans getting t…
Possible vision for next winter: your kid out on the ice, shooting the puck at Thaler and wearing a Captains Club-funded uniform while you you…
In October 2020 Mediacom, in a partnership with the city of Minnetrista, applied for the Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program through the …
Students from across Minnesota gathered virtually at the annual YMCA Youth in Government (YIG) Model Assembly, including 17 Orono students in …
Mound city officials are now positioned to force improvements on a building that, in lying dormant some 25 years, has surpassed mere eyesore t…
Westonka Community & Commerce is aiming this year to restart its regular meetings and figure out how best to help its member businesses an…
Laughter and love are on the schedule for 4 Community Theatre’s (4CT) upcoming Love Song Cabaret on Valentine’s Day.
“It makes a difference, especially when you wear it for 8 hours,” said Tanner Palm.
“There’s no debate what’s a more effective learning model: it’s in-person.”
Minnetrista and Orono police departments will soon join other metro area departments in equipping their patrol officers with body-worn cameras…
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Minnesota state Sen. David Osmek, R-Mound, is again pushing for a rule change in how extensions of emergency powers are handled in Minnesota b…
The St. Bonifacius Fire Department joined a growing list of Minnesota fire departments becoming “MnFIRE Aware” of their occupational health ri…
Westonka is proud to have four high school musicians who were invited to participate in the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) All-S…
The city of Mound will soon be seeking community input on development plans for the remaining acres of its Harbor District with the goal of ha…
The Mayor of the City of Minnetonka Beach delivered the State of the City Address during the city council meeting on Monday, Jan. 11.
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.
They’ve popped up at Fairview Church. They’ve made a brief foray onto the ice of Lake Minnetonka, and they’ve promoted their cause at the end …
