News

Afton hires new city administrator

Feb 9th, 2011

Afton City Council officially promoted assistant city administrator Sara Irvine to the city’s top staff position during a special meeting on Tuesday.

Gravel pit plan stirs up a dust storm in Jordan

Jan 29th, 2011

The city and Sand Creek Township are against a project they say would cause air, water and street problems.

Gravel and sand deposits may be decades away from depletion

Jan 27th, 2011

Scott County does not have the richest aggregate resources in the metro area, so what it does have is even more important, experts say.

Center City Council hears from 'walkable community' advisor in first meeting of the new year

Jan 13th, 2011

Darcy Rylander, Statewide Health Improvement Program leader for Chisago County, reported to the council on Center City’s walkable community project.

Department of Health reconsiders requiring environmental review for crematory

Jan 12th, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Health has decided to reconsider requiring a funeral home to conduct an environmental study prior to moving forward with its crematory in downtown Jordan.

Belwin meets fund goal, buys creek site: Conservation group works on plans for Valley Creek acreage

Jan 6th, 2011

The Belwin Conservancy received an early holiday gift, so to speak, on Dec. 22 when the group closed the purchase of 17 acres along Valley Creek in Afton.

Free electricity! Cheap heat (almost)

Dec 20th, 2010

Baby, it’s 20 degrees outside right now outside, but the “Idea Farm” in Afton is generating most of the electricity it needs to run the lights.

State would use new design for Pine Island interchange (video)

Dec 17th, 2010

The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans an interchange design for U.S. 52 that might raise some eyebrows — even if it wasn’t already part of a controversial project.

A 'dog-eat-dog' ordinance debate

Dec 15th, 2010

The Afton Planning Commission is still in limbo on making any recommendations to proposed amendments to its kennel ordinance even as the resident who initiated the proposed changes will be on the trai

Conservation conversation continue in Afton