The Dakota County Sheriff’s Office has announced it is hosting the annual “Citizen Academy,” which will run seven consecutive Thursdays starting on Feb. 22 and concluding on April 5. The seven sessions will run from 6 until 9 p.m.
The Dakota County Public Health Department is seeking nominations for the annual Public Health Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented before the Dakota County Board on April 10, in celebration of National Public Health Week.
A new year has brought a few changes to how residents can recycle certain items. Dakota County no longer accepts plastic bags and packaging peanuts at The Recycling Zone in Eagan. As of Jan.
Help the Mendota Heights Police Department decorate its lobby with its annual Winter Wonderland Coloring contest for kids up to age 10 who reside in or go to school in the city.
The St. Paul City Council announced that nominations are now open for the second annual St. Paul Business Awards. Recipients of the awards are named in seven categories and winners will be based on nominations from the community.
Submitted photo • Local students like Annie Polome of Mendota Heights got the chance to meet Sharon Draper, a nationally acclaimed writer, when she visited Visitation School on Jan. 4.
On Jan. 4, nationally acclaimed writer Sharon Draper spoke with students at Visitation School.
The South St. Paul/Inver Grove Heights Rotary Club is accepting nominations for the 2018 Service to Others Humanitarian Recognition. Candidates should have made an impact in the greater South St. Paul, West St.
For his years of work and dedication to environmental issues, House District 52A Rep. Rick Hansen, received the Willard Munger Award for Distinguished Environmental Partnership from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.