Cokato News

When it comes to roads in Wright County, officials know it's never too early to start planning.

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A pilot is injured after a small plane crash at Lake Elmo airport near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.

A 91-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a sport utility vehicle in Cokato.

Last update: November 28, 2009 - 12:29 PM Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people in car crashes in central Minnesota.

It's almost time for local government sectors to finalize their 2010 levy amounts, which will determine how much property owners will pay in taxes.

It guaranteed long days of hard physical labor, but there were always plenty of caring neighbors and good food to make up for it.

About two weeks ago, the Howard Lake Police Department's K-9 officer, Felony, escaped his kennel.

Today, communities embrace soldiers returning home from war with reverence for serving their country.

Ronda Sarner Anderson, author of a oeWeezer the Sneezer Finds a Home,a will sign her new book from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov.

Some may have seen and wondered what the activity has been about at the former Ben Franklin building next to Keaveny Drug in Cokato.

A steady flow of curious people attended the opening program Oct. 25 of the traveling exhibit from the prestigious Smithsonian Institution, offered at the Dassel Museum via the Dassel Area Historical Society.

"He was a Mr. Fix-it," Debbie Martinson said of her father, Lawrence Berg of Dassel, who passed away in May.

The Howard Lake City Council listened to comments from several people Tuesday during a public hearing regarding the municipal liquor store losses.

It's so mixed and varied. For some people it's a concern, others say it's something that's been a long time coming and there are a whole lot of people in between.

Two lakes in the Howard Lake area, along with a stream between Howard Lake and Waverly, were recently added to the Impaired Waters list, which is tested and compiled by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Several upgrades have been occurring at the Howard Lake Library since the Friends of the Howard Lake Library formed in 2004.

As part of a three-day tour through southwest Minnesota, the state Senatea s capital investment committee met with advocates of asphalt paving for the Luce Line Trail Thursday.

Some Wright County businesses have been tagged in recent tobacco compliance checks, including two out of three establishments checked in Montrose.

The Howard Lake Municipal Liquor Store recorded a third year of losses, prompting the Howard Lake City Council to schedule a public hearing to discuss the future of the liquor store.