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BLAINE K-9 OFFICER, PARTNER HONORED BY CITY FOR EFFORTS IN COON RAPIDS MANHUNT

Blaine K-9 helped locate fugitive who was later shot and killed by officers after a traffic stop in Coon Rapids in 2019.

BLAINE TO BUILD INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND

New playground will be for children of all abilities and be near baseball field designed for the same purpose, and be ready as soon as the fall.

OFFICERS INVESTIGATE MURDER-SUICIDE AT BLAINE HOME

Officers do not believe anyone else is in danger nor do they believe any suspects are still on the loose.

ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOLS PUSH BACK START DATE TO SEPT. 15

State’s largest school district weighing options and allowing time for more adjustments as more COVID-19 data is available.

BLAINE CITY LEADERS WORK TO KEEP VOTERS SAFE DURING ELECTIONS IN MIDST OF COVID 19

While people visited the polls this week – a concern for voters, election judges, and city clerks was safety. In Blaine, there was an effort to get PPE in the polling place – election judges were stationed behind plexiglass, and voters were given masks if they didn’t have them.

SCHOOL BUS COMPANIES PARTNER WITH DISTRICTS TO PREPARE FOR UNCERTAIN YEAR

The only changes will be how students are seated on a bus, as companies get ready for the year and whatever changes may come as a result of COVID-19.

BLAINE OFFICER HELPS K-9 PARTNER RECOVER

After four surgeries, K-9 Remy is still working and 100 percent recovered.

COUNTY ATTORNEY RECEIVES FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY TO ADD REMOTE FACILITIES FOR FUTURE HEARINGS

New space could allow for remote judicial proceedings and other county uses in the age of COVID-19.

SPRING LAKE PARK SCHOOLS TO START SEPT. 10 AND ALLOW KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE IN-PERSON

Updated plan approved this week by school board, goes further than what school officials initially said following the Governor’s announcement last month.

HAVE THOUGHTS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSIT IN ANOKA COUNTY? LET COUNTY LEADERS KNOW THROUGH ONLINE SURVEY

County leaders want to know about residents’ feelings about all matters related to public transit–whether they use it or not–in online survey through end of September.