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METRO TRANSIT RECOMMENDS NEW RAPID BUS ROUTE TO BLAINE

Transit planners recommend the new route primarily along Central and University Avenues as the next in a series of three such routes that the Met Council should fund over the next decade.

SNOWSHOE RENTALS POPULAR AT WARGO NATURE CENTER

Perhaps because it’s outdoors and socially distanced, a lot of people are trying snowshoeing for the first time in their lives this winter. So many people are interested that many stores are having a hard time keeping snowshoes in stock. Similar demand is being seen at Wargo Nature Center, where snowshoe rentals have been brining first-timer snowshoers out all winter long.

QUAD AREA CHAMBER SEEKS TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES STAY AHEAD DURING DIFFICULT TIMES

The chamber–representing Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington, and Lino Lakes–hopes to be able to support its member businesses with digital tools to market their services, products, and expertise.

STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED LIMIT STILL LEADS TO EXTREME CASES

There’s been an increase in what the State Patrol calls, “ridiculous speeds,” of more than 100 miles per hour.

BLAINE TO BEGIN HIRING FOR SUMMER JOBS

The City of Blaine is hiring seasonal workers for the Parks and Recreation Department and Public Works.

PANDEMIC HAS ‘FOREVER’ CHANGED THE WAY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS

Many local high school students are back in class in person as school switches back from distance learning to hybrid modes. Officials say the changes schools have been through in the past year because of the pandemic have prompted them to offer new options in the fall

SPRING LAKE PARK PASSES ORDINANCE TARGETING MEDIAN SAFETY

Spring Lake Park has passed an ordinance to keep people from spending long periods of time on medians at busy intersections. The new rule applies to busy highways like University Avenue and Highway 65 where pedestrian accidents are more than double the state average.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO HOST VIRTUAL TOWN HALL ON BOARD ETHICS

Anoka County Commissioner Mandy Meisner will host a virtual town hall on in early March to discuss whether the county board should have a code of ethics in place.

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