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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.
A local artist who prefers to remain anonymous and goes by Area_651 has been leaving surprises in West St. Paul and surrounding neighborhoods. The latest is a chicken magnet and stickers referencing neighborhood jokes on social media.
Get all day breakfast in South St. Paul with Brothers Cafe, which opens on November 1.
Southbound Robert Street will be closed immediately south of Butler from November 2-9 for bus rapid transit work.
Monday’s School Board meeting had a light agenda, with no votes taken and updates on the district’s crisis response policy, enrollment numbers, goals, and calendars.
During last night’s meeting, West St. Paul City Council learned about major work coming to Robert Street in St. Paul, discussed the potential winding down of the city’s inflow/infiltration sewer lining program, approved assessments, and more.
MC’s Pub is opening in Inver Grove Heights on November 1. The sports bar and grill is part of the Muddy Cow Restaurant Group, with more than a dozen various locations in the metro area.
We’ve created a printable, nonpartisan voters guide summarizing races in the 2026 election for West St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, South St. Paul, and the West Side. It’s an at-a-glance chart of local races and can be a starting point for your candidate research.
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.
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.
Xcel Energy is finally addressing repeated power outages in Inver Grove Heights after an outpouring of complaints from residents. Xcel plans tree trimming this fall and relocating a feeder line underground by fall 2027.
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%.
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.
A series of guerilla vote posters visible from Robert Street in West St. Paul.
