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Wyoming council to work with EDA on municipal building; lease fire storage space
The Wyoming municipal offices, fire hall remodel and associated expenses became much more real last week as the city council acted on lease revenue bonding for money to finance the work, and agreed to a lease with Hallberg storage for space to relocate the fire operations. Council also signed the construction management contract with Kraus Anderson.
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County-union still no closer to agreement
The county negotiating team and the Teamsters Local 320 union representatives did not come to any terms after a mediation session called late last week at the Bureau of Mediation Services.
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North Branch discusses ending leaf pick up
For nearly 30 years residents in North Branch have had their seasonal leaf debris vacuumed up in spring and fall. You rake the leaves into your property street-frontage and the city makes the leaves disappear.
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Charges filed in 2025 fentanyl overdose death
Two people alleged to have provided fentanyl that caused the death of Cole Letexier, 24, a little over a year ago were before Judge Jesse Seabrooks III online Monday this week, to hear about bail terms. Both continue to be held.
Sno Barons request expanded uses of rural event site; action tabled for detail
The Hay Days event, a motorsports extravaganza held in September every year, is run by the Sno Barons Snowmobile Club, and the club has applied for a permit from the county to expand allowed uses on the 100-acres plus just outside of Almelund. Sno Barons is asking for 15 events in addition to the weekend now allowed for Hay Days. The request is termed a Commercial Recreation conditional use permit (CUP). The Sno Barons operate Hay Days under a Rural Retail Tourism permit currently.
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DOWN GOES THE DINNERBEL
Razing the old Peninsula Hotel/Dinnerbel building and Meredee’s Restaurant in Lindstrom was handled last week and early this week by Gustafson Excavating; and through the eyes of the casual observer it appeared things went smoothly. After sitting empty for about eight years, subjected to smashed windows and trespassers that generated dozens of calls to the local authorities, the building is no more.
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Workshop brings engineers, city to brainstorm together
Commuters heading to their weekend retreats in Wisconsin last Friday may have noticed a group of people in neon-yellow safety vests along the shoulder at the Taylors Falls-Highway and Highway 95 intersection. The group was meeting on-site, in person to share ideas and concerns on ways to address the myriad of issues the intersection presents.
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Citizens push for ALPR backtrack
Are automated license plate readers a nefarious tool that makes it easy to abuse private information — or should ALPRs be embraced by law enforcement especially when seeking out bad actors?
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Wyoming city remodel projects awarded
With one city council member opposed, the Wyoming city hall and law enforcement/fire hall facilities plan took a giant step forward last week with contractors being awarded bids to get started on renovation tasks.
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