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NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers a variety of free online peer support groups for adults and young adults living with a mental illness, their families, friends, spouses/partners, as well as parents of children and teens. Led by trained peer facilitators, the suppor…
The Westview Student Council had a successful Gobble Gobble Give food drive which ran Nov. 9…
Linda Mullen, utilities superintendent for the city of Burnsville, was won the Minnesota Cha…
White Birch Design LLC earned a Remodeler of Merit Award (ROMA) from Housing First Minnesota…
Old National Bank, which has locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Farmington, ha…
Lakeville South High School’s varsity softball coach from 2018 and into 2020 was charged wit…
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The Westview Student Council had a successful Gobble Gobble Give food drive which ran Nov. 9-17. The council collected 1,162 items of food and $567 which will go toward gift cards to grocery stores to help community members in need. The Apple Valley school also had three spirit days with the…
Lakeville South High School’s varsity softball coach from 2018 and into 2020 was charged with three counts of theft by swindle in connection with the alleged theft of over $15,000 from a Lakeville youth sports booster club from December 2018 through July 2020.
Westview Elementary School in Apple Valley had its annual Student Council-organized “Socktober” event to collect socks for people in need during a weeklong event Oct. 26-30. Students made commercials that were sent digitally to classrooms. The school surpassed its goal of 500 pairs by collec…
Special election will follow appointment process
White Birch Design LLC earned a Remodeler of Merit Award (ROMA) from Housing First Minnesota for its recently completed kitchen remodel in Minneapolis. White Birch Design is one of 18 ROMA Award winners presented virtually during Housing First Minnesota’s Building Industry Gala (BIG) Night o…
Old National Bank, which has locations in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan and Farmington, has launched the $165,000 giving campaign, Choose Your Charity, which will benefit 31 Minnesota nonprofit organizations. The winners will be chosen by the community, who will vote for their favorite loc…
The winning bid for 522,088 square feet of Burnsville Center that went up for auction last month is $17 million — a fraction of the $64.2 million that was owed on the property.
An image that’s getting circulated on social media this week reads: “Remember all the local small businesses that you’ve asked for years and years to donate and sponsor your sports clubs, school events, organizations, etc.? They’re calling in a favor. Answer the call.”
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In accordance with Minnesota Executive Order 20-99, the Ames Center will be closed to the public through Dec 18. The following events are canceled; ticket holders will be issued a refund automatically.
In accordance with Gov. Tim Walz’s recent executive order temporarily closing bars, restaurants and entertainment venues because of rising COVID-19 cases, Burnsville’s Ames Center will be closed to the public through Dec. 18.
The annual Eagan Art House Winter Art Sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway. The new location for this year’s sale aims to provide safe social distancing for shoppers and artists in an accessible indoor facility. Pe…
To the editor:
To the editor:
As we all know, 2020 has been anything but normal. We usually hold a State of the City address in early spring, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, we chose instead to do a video update which you can view at lakevillemn.gov. If you have not had a chance to watch it, I addressed three main topics:
To the editor:
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As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s time for a gut check.
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, health care, the COVID-19 response, the economy and climate change.
The best tonic for our cratered COVID-19 economy is deep suppression of both virus and disease through vaccines and better therapeutics. We long to return to a semblance of normalcy and full employment.
Season ends early, but volleyball team has closure
Volleyball team finishes 9-2, ranked 3rd in state
Fourth-quarter rally gets South past STMA
Rosemount routs East Ridge, finishes as one of three unbeatens in Class 6A
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