West St Paul

West St. Paul on Sept. 23 joined other cities in setting its 2020 preliminary budget and levy.

With September coming to a close, cities are setting their preliminary budgets and levies, which Dakota County must certify by Sept. 30.

A series of deadly shootings last week — including three in just nine hours — has left a number of St. Paul neighborhoods, including the East Side, shaken. 

The Minnesota State Fair doesn’t mark the end of summer for Inver Grove Heights residents. That honor is reserved for Inver Grove Heights Days, which ran Sept. 5 through 8. Events included the popular Family Fun Night Sept.

School starts as projects end, others begin

The Inver Grove Heights City Council on Sept. 9 took a step toward finalizing the city’s 2020 budget and tax levy.

With school underway, summer seems a distant memory, but West St. Paul police officers helped kids hold onto some summer freedom just a bit longer on Aug. 28 at the last C.O.P.S. in the Park event at Southview Park.

The former sports star and teacher will be missed, they say

The news of Barry Bennett’s sudden death has those who knew him well wanting answers and reminiscing about his life. 

A young girl showed an officer how to play a game on her mother’s phone at the Goldenstar Apartments on Aug. 17 during a community outreach event. To read more about the outreach events this year go to page 10.