Member Drive: School Board Coverage
Starting in August, School Board and City Council meetings conflict. We need 20 new members by August 10 to expand our team and continue school board coverage.
Starting in August, School Board and City Council meetings conflict. We need 20 new members by August 10 to expand our team and continue school board coverage.
Work has begun on a new outdoor patio space at Wentworth Library that will include seating, native plants, and a garden kaleidoscope.
Here’s who’s running in Mendota Heights and school board for ISD 197, Inver Grove Heights, South St. Paul, St. Paul, and more.
Oakdale Avenue continues to be closed from Annapolis to Butler for lead water line replacement.
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 West Twins Theater opened in 1939 on Robert Street, heralded as the finest theater west of Chicago.
It’s a light agenda for West St. Paul City Council as they discuss the 2027 budget, review the 2025 audit, and consider a minor TIF change for the 150 Thompson project.
Meet Joshua Przybylski, our new education correspondent. With City Council and School Board meetings conflicting, he’ll be taking over School Board coverage on an ongoing basis.
Monday’s City Council meeting had a light agenda with some tweaks to local zoning and rights-of-way and reflection on recent city successes.
The ISD 197 School Board approved next year’s budget and heard about a land acknowledgement plaque and mural at the high school.
On June 5, 1961, West St. Paul teen Nancee Parkinson was crowned Miss Minnesota. The 18-year-old was named fourth runner-up in the Miss America pageant and went on to be a teacher, spokesperson, and had a short career in Hollywood.
Dakota County is rolling out new signage on the River-to-River Greenway Trail.
