State Offers Hugo $1.4 Million For Highway 61 Improvements
Expanded State Funding Also Means More Short-Term Costs
HUGO - After years of struggling unsuccessfully to win state funding for road improvements at two major intersections on Highway 61 in Hugo, the city has received a double dose of good news over the past year.
... MoreResident Effort Spurs RCWD To Initiate Water Management District Process
Bald Eagle Lake Water Quality Presentation Jan. 28
HUGO / LINO LAKES - Bald Eagle Lake area residents who in a 2007 survey said they were willing to lend financial support to the study and solution of local water quality problems enjoyed some success last week.
... MoreVote Of “No Confidence” In Police Chief Goes Public
CENTERVILLE – In a memorandum addressed to Dave Kelso, then chair of the Centennial Lakes Police Department Joint Governing Board, members of two police union locals have expressed displeasure with what they call a “disregard” by board members for union members’ opinions about their chief ’s ability to lead the Centennial Lakes Police Department.
... MoreRoad Salt: ‘Tis The Season(ing)
With High Prices, Policy Changes Crystallize
HUGO / CENTERVILLE / LINO LAKES - Salt is one of those things that you don’t notice—until it’s not there. When you’re sliding helplessly on an icy street toward a stop sign in the dead of winter, the lack of deicing salt is suddenly foremost in your mind.
For decades, salt has been the public works director’s answer to the worst weather winter can wield.
... MoreYoung Fan Of Adrenaline To Brave The Big Chill
Hundreds To Be “Freezin’ For A Reason” Jan. 31
HUGO - Nine-year-old Dawson Sax of Hugo has made the decision to once again brave the frigid waters of White Bear Lake next week during the 12th Annual Polar Bear Plunge.
