Our expanded election guide covers local races in the surrounding communities of West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, and the West Side. See voting details, voter’s guides for each area, and the races we’re covering.
Two seniors at Two Rivers High School rallied 35 of their fellow classmates to phone bank for the levy. “When we first learned about the levy, we saw this as a key issue that we needed to help support,” said Saakar Basyal.
West St. Paul City Council will discuss the future of inflow/infiltration, discuss a potential sewer rate increase, hear about Robert Street construction, and consider assessments.
The Trail of Terror is an elaborate yet homemade haunted house in Mendota Heights created by a teenager. It’s free and only open October 30 and 31.
Get local small business insights from Sue Doyscher, founder of the local art gift shop Poppy & Wonderments. “It’s taken a lot of outside the box thinking,” said Doyscher.
After years of work, South St. Paul approved a new $28 million public works facility to replace aging infrastructure that’s half the size it needs to be. Work will start on the new facility in the summer of 2027, to be completed in early 2028.
Come say hello as we expand to cover the surrounding communities. We’re hosting a series of drop-in events where you can grab a local voter’s guide and learn more about the West St. Paul Reader.
The Mendota Heights speed camera on Delaware Avenue is done for the season and the results are in: 58 citations went out and nearly 1,700 warnings. The camera seemed to reduce speeding by 62%.
Last night, the West St. Paul City Council honored this year’s Good Neighbor Award winners, reduced the 2027 property tax levy, and began work on the 2050 Comprehensive Plan—which will mean increased housing density.
Recognitions, including a musical performance, stole the show at Monday’s school board meeting that also included site reports from the Early Learning Center and Branch Out program as well as another update on the upcoming levy.
On October 17, 1986, a mob of 300 to 400 teens rioted outside a dance in West St. Paul, overwhelming police and resulting in six arrests.
Artist Lori Greene recently restored the mosaic sculpture in West St. Paul’s Art Park after one of the panels fell off.
