Changes ahead at 494/35W interchange in Twin Cities
Construction on Interstate 494 through Bloomington – and its outdated cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 35W – is slated to begin in June 2021. There will be a turbine interchange.
New legislative maps reshape Litchfield, Meeker County politics
Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to ...
What Halloween look like in the southwest metro this year?
After living the better half of a year under a global pandemic, the common Halloween themes of fear, frights and death are no longer the novelty they were in years past. On the other hand, the ...
New legislative district map shows big changes for Meeker County
Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...
History group documents Jordan buildings’ pasts
Liz Thaves has been documenting the history of Jordan for the past decade in her volunteer work for the Jordan Area Historical Society. In the last eight years or so, she and a group of women have ...
Opinion
Commentary: Winter Triangle comes into view
The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...
Some good news for Highway 169 construction as some lanes begin to open
Starting at noon on Sept. 15 – weather permitting – on Highway 169 between Highway 25 in Belle Plaine and Highway 19 in Blakeley Township, southbound commuters can drive on their own ...
City officials bridge the urban-rural divide
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this past ...
At long last, U.S. Highway 212 expansion breaks ground
After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.Stretching from Cologne (Highway 36) to Carver (Highway 11/Jonathan Carver ...
Bridging the urban-rural divide
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour to one he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this ...
Down the Side
Growing up with five brothers was an experience that provided incredible memories and learning experiences that I’ve carried with me my entire life. My brothers – Tracy, Dale, Jon, ...
Which communities make up the Fox Cities? It gets a bit fuzzy beyond the core cities and villages
The cities of Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and Kaukauna and the villages of Little Chute, Kimberly and Combined Locks long have ...