This week, the Wright County Board authorized Ag Inspector Ken Johnson and Kerry Saxton of the Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District to seek a grant to create a cooperative weed management area. The goal would be a cooperative effort to combat invasive species, such as buckthorn and wild parsnip (shown).
Click here for last summer’s article on wild parsnip
Click here for a map of the invasion
Just a reminder that this weekend the Theatre Sans Fil’s version of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ is at the Performing Arts Center. There are plenty of tickets left and the DC Arts Association needs public support. Tickets are $10 for kids and $18 for adults. This show would make for a great Saturday afternoon with its special effects, giant puppetry, unique costumes, set, lighting, and production. The show begins at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling Community Education at 286-4120.
Jose Camposeco, 22, of Dassel was arrested early Jan. 26 in Cokato for being in possession of a stolen vehicle and driving while under the influence.
Wright County Deputy Nick Eldred noticed a vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 12 in Cokato almost hit the right-hand curb. Eldred followed the vehicle and observed the vehicle cross the centerline on several occasions.
Continue reading ‘Dassel man arrested for having stolen vehicle’
Residents and commissioners in favor of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for a proposed gravel mining expansion in Southside Township failed to convince the majority of the Wright County Board that the study would solve any problems, and the board voted against requiring the study.
An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAS) has already been completed for the project.
Read the full story in the Feb. 4 issue of the Enterprise Dispatch.
The National Weather Service has issued an urgent advisory starting midnight tonight (Monday night, Jan. 28) through 11 p.m. Tuesday for nearly all the counties in Minnesota, except for the southeastern corner, which is due for a full-blown storm:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY UNTIL 11:00PM CST
Urgent -… Strong Arctic Cold Front To Bring Strong Winds And Cold Temperatures With The Threat Of Some Snow And Blowing Snow, starting midnight Jan. 28 through 11 p.m. Jan. 29.
(Photo was taken Monday morning, Jan. 28 in Cokato). If you wish to be notified of weather advisories as they are issued, then feel free to download The Weather Bug, which is free.
By Roz Kohls, Staff Writer
Some of the items stolen Jan. 16 from Robert and Connie Walter’s home on 200th Street near Dassel have been recovered as of Thursday, according to Meeker County Sheriff’s Captain Brad Lindgren.
For a related Letter to the Editor and Blog comment, click here.
Ann Harmala was a bit disappointed hearing Betsy’s Attic was closing. She knew the importance of a thrift shop and wanted to keep that going, maybe even expand the mission a bit, as well. Now, she along with the help of many others, is opening “Save and Share Thrift Shop” in the former Betsy’s Attic building. The store will be open Friday, Feb. 1. It will be accepting donations of gently used clothes, toys, household goods, books, and movies Saturday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. Money made from the store will go toward local community Christian ministry projects and toward international Bible translation and distribution.
The Saturday’s below freezing wind chill didn’t keep people away from watching the first snowmobiles buzz around Peterson Park. Old Model T snowmobile owners from across Midwest and Minnesota were invited to the Cokato Historical Society and the Cokato Museum hosted the first-ever event. Three snowmobiles showed up including ones from Fergus Falls, East Grand Forks, and Danville, Illinois. Although they were expecting six to show, (two canceled due to the cold temps), it was a good turnout. Spectators even got rides in these old-time vehicles. KARE 11 was even there.The clip aired Saturday night and can be seen online at http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=493599.
A wind chill advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Wright and Meeker counties this morning (Saturday, Jan. 19). The temperature at the State Bank of Cokato registered -5 Saturday morning in Cokato, with the Twin Cities expecting double digit, subzero temps. Wind chills are expected between -25 and -35 during the day.
Senator Steve Dille (R-Dassel) and Representative Ron Shimanski (R-Silver Lake) will participate in two meetings in Senate district 18 prior to the beginning of the 2008 regular legislative session. The meetings are scheduled for Friday Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. in the community room of the Glencoe City Library, and 4 p.m. at the Hutchinson City Hall.
The meetings will be to discuss current issues and pending legislation that will come before the legislature in 2008.
Dille represents District 18, which includes all of Meeker and McLeod counties, plus the following areas in Wright County: the cities of Howard Lake, Cokato, and Annandale; and townships of French Lake, Middleville, South Haven, Southside, and Stockholm.  Shimanski’s district, District 18A, includes all of McLeod County, plus Collinwood Township, Cedar Mills, and Cedar Mills Township in Meeker County.
