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Wyoming council adopts 2025 projects assessment roll
If you have property in the Hawk Meadows area of Wyoming city, watch your mail for the bill for those street projects done in 2025. The assessment roll was adopted by the city council last week, with just one citizen attending the public hearing. The only concern for this person was when the assessment could be paid off. He was advised ‘right away’ to avoid interest for over five years.
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Driver gets 48 months for Nessel Township fatal crash
Ashlee Rose Klapperick, 36, charged with one count of vehicular homicide and two counts of bodily harm in connection with a crash last spring on Rush Lake Trail, in Nessel Township, was sent to Shakopee Women’s Correctional Facility Monday this week for 48 months. She has been held for 224 days.
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NB makes street improvements in NW Old Town a priority
The process to pursue multi-million dollars in street improvements in North Branch got the green light from city leaders last week. Next step is for the North Branch engineering consultants, WSB to put together a feasibility study with some cost projections for potentially going out for bids. The rough estimate at this time is $5 million.
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Taylors Falls council tackles code variance requests
The owner of a residence on Plateau Street that is bringing the historic home back to life after damage from a lightning strike, was approved last week by Taylors Falls City Council to position a new “carriage house” style garage on an adjacent vacant lot, which he also owns.
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Fire marshal ruling on Springs Inn “undetermined”
The state fire marshal investigating the Springs Inn blaze has concluded his report and announced he had no specific determination on the cause.
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License plate readers working as intended
The City of Wyoming in the few days that four new license plate reader devices were activated on local roads — reviewed data on 1,100 “alerts” identifying license plates tied to everything from revoked and/or suspended drivers, stolen vehicles or plates and one driver was arrested alleged to have violated a no contact order.
SCHOOLS
North Branch Schools looking to alter 2026-27 school calendar
The North Branch public schools calendar for 2026-2027 might look different from what their traditional year has been, if the calendar adopted by the school board last week remains as-is. There was a “first reading” of the dates for next school year approved by the School Board and the second and final reading will take place November 13. In these interim weeks the public is encouraged to provide feedback.
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Watershed District annual meeting honors township
The highlight of the annual Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District meeting at the Forest Lake American Legion Post, was the awarding of Champions of the District honors.
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Federal shutdown being monitored; children’s aid a main concern
Social services and health care for youth required some of the County Board’s time last week as contracts and planning for some innovative programs came to the commissioners’ attention.
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