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ANOKA, RAMSEY COUNTIES COULD TEAM UP FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BUSY FREEWAY INTERCHANGE NEAR LINO LAKES

County Road J/Ash Street, and where it crosses Interstate 35-E has become a bit of an obsolete interchange.

GRADUATIONS PLANS ARE FIRMED UP

After a year when graduations were done on line or in a video, loosening the restrictions means high school graduations should have no COVID restrictions on numbers of attendees if they’re held after May 28.

RECYCLING COMPANY HELPS BENEFIT HAVEN FOR HEROES IN ANOKA

Part of those proceeds will help benefit a neighbor to the historic company–Haven For Heroes, a veterans home in the old state hospital on the banks of the Rum River.

3M OPEN SET TO WELCOME BACK FANS IN JULY AFTER STATE EASES COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

3M Open organizers are ready to welcome fans back to the PGA Tour stop at TPC Twin Cities the last week of July. Tickets will go on sale later this month.

STREET SWEEPINGS REUSED AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE IN BLAINE

Street sweeping starts in the spring and runs through the full in Blaine. The sweepers pick up a variety of sticks, rocks, dirt and trash. A new piece of equipment in the city is not only making sorting this stuff easier, but it also lets some of the sweepings see a new life.

BLAINE FAMILIES HONORED FOR EFFORTS TO KEEP STORM DRAINS CLEAN

Blaine is competing with three other cities in the area to see which city can get the most storm drain cleanings this year. To kick off the challenge, local watershed districts gave out prizes for the best drain names. The Blaine winner is a part of a neighborhood-wide effort to keep the drains clean.

MARKETING COUNTY IS PRIORITY FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Samantha Markman is taking over an economic development job that was created about three years ago. She says marketing that potential is a huge priority. She also creates connections with 21 communities across the county and keeps track of their business opportunities.

CENSUS RESULTS START TO COME IN, SHAPE FUTURE POLITICAL FUTURE FOR NORTH METRO AND MINNESOTA

Many in Minnesota eagerly anticipated the news from the Census Bureau on Monday about the new Congressional apportionments. Based on new population totals, Minnesota will not lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as many expected.

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