Meet Clearopathra – Centerville’s newly named snowplow

Saturday July 8th was an extremely rare day for aviation in the North Metro area as there were two mishaps that happened approximately 10 miles apart . A few hours after a plane made an unscheduled landing on a Blaine road, another small aircraft splashed down into a Lino Lakes pond.

There have been plenty of conflicts in US military history and most of the so-called “war heroes” are men. But in reality women have been there too. For over 200 years they have served the USA, except they never received credit for their efforts. However, that’s changing and recently women vets got some long overdue publicity in the North Metro area.

Combine a drought with the July 4th holiday and you get the perfect storm for fire potential. That’s why one North Metro fire department is preaching safety as people get ready for Independence day.

The City of Blaine is looking at the future of Northtown Mall. Knowing that retail is changing – and not all malls are surviving the changes, the city is preparing some initial plans and working with the property owners in the area. The city recently hosted a couple of open houses to share its ideas with the community.