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Breaking: Ramsey death investigation identifies victims

1 day ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

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New farmers markets cropping up in Waconia, Cologne

1 day ago | hometownsource.com | Al Lohman

Waconia will have a farmers market downtown this summer season for the first time in several years. It will be in a portion of the municipal parking lot at 224 First Street at Waconia Square across from Freshwater Church starting Thursday, June 5 and will run every Thursday, 4-7 p.m. through Sept. 25. The farmers and flea market is being coordinated through Myrle Mackenzie, a Lake Minnetonka area real estate agent, and licensed through area non-profit Minnesota Christkindlmarkt, Inc.
Westonka lays groundwork for construction, achievement

1 day ago | hometownsource.com | Emma Lohman

Following the groundbreaking event earlier this month, construction on the new Westonka High School is progressing steadily. At the April school board meeting, Dustin Kempf of Kraus-Anderson provided the first of many updates to come.
Waconia set to start Phase 3 of downtown work

2 days ago | hometownsource.com | Al Lohman

Phase 3 downtown Waconia reconstruction is slated to launch next week, according to a memo from the city that went to downtown property owners and affected residents. As a reported earlier, that work involves total reconstruction of streets, sidewalks, utilities and streetlighting to two blocks of First Street, one block of Olive, and one and a half blocks of Second Street. kAm%96 H@C< H:== 36 4@>A=6E65 :? E9C66 A92D6D E@ >:?:>:K6 5:DCFAE:@?
Fire hydrants to be flush with activity

3 days ago | hometownsource.com | Al Lohman

Hydrant flushing will begin in Waconia this week starting on Monday, April 21. More than 1,000 hydrants in the city will undergo flushing in a kind of spring cleaning for the city’s water system. Another 176 dead-end mains will be flushed in the fall. Public Services water utility staff shared details with the city council members at their April 7 meeting. kAmu=FD9:?8 :D 5@?6 2??F2==J E@ C6>@G6 >:?6C2= 56A@D:ED E92E E6?5 E@ 3F:=5 FA @G6C E96 H:?E6C H96?
Creek cleanup removes 140 pounds of trash

4 days ago | hometownsource.com | Anja Wuolu

A bin holds 17 bags filled with styrofoam, cigarettes, plastic bottles, cans, cardboard, clothing, discarded bits of metal, broken glass, candy wrappers and single use plastic items. This collection adds up to over 140 pounds of trash. On April 19, about three dozen people came together to pull garbage out of Bassett Creek / Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ. People there included folks from the environmental commission, city staff and volunteers.
Americans abroad!: Nine days in Tokyo

4 days ago | hometownsource.com | Ian Wreisner

Okay I’m hitting a pause on the topical Writer’s Blocks this week. I thank each and every person for the kind and constructive things they sent in response — I even thank those who called me names. The only reason I’m pausing is because I will not write something like that unless it comes from the heart, and my heart is full with something else this week. I just returned from a nine-day trip to Japan, and what a trip it was. kAmxE’D 366?
Ask A Trooper: load extender

4 days ago | hometownsource.com | Jesse Grabow

Question: Are trailer hitch load extenders legal? Occasionally I haul some lumber that sticks out beyond my tailgate and would like to know if I can use this. Answer: Yes you can. Note that when the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there are some requirements. At the extreme rear end of such load a red, yellow or orange flag or cloth not less than 16 inches square shall be displayed. kAmpE E96 E:>6D H96? =:89E65 =2>AD @?
Easter Bunny appears at breakfast in Blaine City Hall

4 days ago | hometownsource.com | Elliot Steeves

By Elliot Steeves Staff Writer Lucky families got to enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny on April 12, eight days before Easter Sunday. The event was held in Blaine City Hall concurring with a top-floor easter egg hunt. The Easter Bunny was perched in a chair on top of a stage for photos, and families filled the city hall for breakfast and other Easter goodies.
Ask a Trooper: Are trailer hitch extenders legal?

4 days ago | hometownsource.com | Jesse Grabow

Question: Are trailer hitch load extenders legal? Occasionally I haul some lumber that sticks out beyond my tailgate and would like to know if I can use this. Answer: Yes you can. Note that when the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there are some requirements. At the extreme rear end of such load a red, yellow or orange flag or cloth not less than 16 inches square shall be displayed. kAmpE E96 E:>6D H96? =:89E65 =2>AD @?