Local Interest

With Arbor Day, Friday, April 24, and Arbor Month, May, just around the corner, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages people to plant more trees. This year’s theme, “Plant Strong, Live Long” focuses on tree planting tips. “Properly planting a tree is simple but requires some preparation,” said Jennifer Teegarden, DNR forestry outreach specialist. “Planting … [Read more...] about 2015 Arbor Month Celebrates How To Plant Trees Strong for Long, Healthy Lives

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists on eastbound Interstate 94 between St. Michael and Monticello will encounter work crews and possible slow or stopped traffic as the road is reduced to a single lane overnight beginning Monday, April 20, through Friday, May 22. Eastbound I-94 between Highway 241 and County Road 18 will close nightly from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. while crews resurface … [Read more...] about Interstate 94 from St. Michael to Monticello reduced to single lane overnight beginning April 20

Are you ready for severe weather? Each year, Todd County in collaboration with HSEM, National Weather Service and local agencies sponsors Severe Weather Awareness Week in Todd County. The week is designed to refresh, remind and educate everyone about the seasonal threats from severe weather and how to avoid them. It's also a great time to make and practice your emergency plan … [Read more...] about Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 13 – 17, 2015

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Local residents, motorists and others along Highway 371 between Little Falls and Brainerd, and the Lake Wobegon Trail near Sauk Centre, may see smoke from roadside prescribed fires beginning April 13 through May 31. Traffic should not be affected and all roadways and trails will remain open. The prescribed fires are used to improve native vegetation and … [Read more...] about Prescribed fires planned along Highway 371, Lake Wobegon Trail