2026 Primary Election: West St. Paul Voters Guide
The primary election is Tuesday, August 11 with races for local voters including legislative seats and U.S. Congress on the DFL, plus state-wide races for both parties.
The primary election is Tuesday, August 11 with races for local voters including legislative seats and U.S. Congress on the DFL, plus state-wide races for both parties.
Automated license plate cameras that went up in West St. Paul last fall are coming down. “Public trust is the precondition for a tool like this, not an afterthought,” said City Manager Nate Burkett.
While Robert Street is the true home to fried chicken, there’s a new option not far away in Inver Grove Heights. Official Fried Chicken of course offers chicken—in strip, sandwich, and bone-in varieties.
LTS just broke ground on a $30 million expansion and renovation of their facility in West St. Paul. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz attended the groundbreaking ceremony and celebrated the 50 jobs the project will bring to West St. Paul.
After about a decade in West St. Paul, Hobby Lobby is closing. No indication of what’s next for the large retail space on Robert Street.
West St. Paul City Council will consider extending and expanding crisis rent support programs, consider the first Housing Improvement Area (HIA) loan, and explore city survey results.
At last night’s packed Mendota Heights City Council meeting, a proposal to pursue a plan B design for the municipal campus project was rejected on a 3-1 vote.
Two new pizza places are opening this month in Mendota Heights just across Highway 62 from each other: Bricksworth Beer Company and Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream.
A short West St. Paul City Council meeting gave an updated look at the 2027 budget and potential property tax increase as well as a clean 2025 audit.
The ISD 197 School Board approved next year’s budget and heard about a land acknowledgement plaque and mural at the high school.
The West Twins Theater opened in 1939 on Robert Street, heralded as the finest theater west of Chicago.
The West St. Paul city pool celebrated its 70th birthday with a pool party on July 29.
