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Anoka-Hennepin Schools sees enrollment decline
Enrollment is down at Anoka-Hennepin Schools. According to the district’s Oct. 1 report, kindergarten through 12th grade saw a decrease of 367 students from last year compared to their projected decrease of only seven students. Although enrollment fluctuates as the school year progresses, Oct. 1 enrollment numbers help determine school staffing needs and are reported to the state to determine funding received for the following year. This year, the K-12 population is 36,051, which is 274 less students than reported in 2020 near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.. “This is our second year of enrollments coming underneath projections, and that’s a trend that we’re anticipating for upcoming years as well,” said Nick Herman, the district’s data integration manager. Many school districts in the county have attributed a downward trend in kindergarten enrollment to lower birth rates across the state, which was predicted by the state demographer in a 2024 report. “We have fifth grade classes going to middle school that are relatively large, and they are not being replaced by kindergarten and they’re not being fully replaced by growth throughout from K to five,” Herman said. “Last year was a record low for kindergarten, and we came in four
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Additional Costs Found for Future Osseo Brewery Renovations
For months, Osseo residents have watched construction transform an old building into a new brewery. Plans for Heavy Rotation Brewery to relocate into a new building started earlier this year and an agreement with the city helped to make sure the move would happen. Construction on the space began after...
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Dassel-Cokato board certifies election results, weighs $24M in elementary repairs
The Dassel-Cokato School Board certified the results of the Nov. 3 general election and began planning for at least $24 million in repairs at the district’s two elementary schools at a recent meeting. The board adopted a resolution canvassing the returns from the election, in which 7,299 voters cast...
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Delano voter turnout tops 75% as election winners look ahead
More than 75% of registered Delano voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election, returning familiar faces to city and school leadership as newly elected officials prepare to tackle growth, traffic and the transition to a new school superintendent. Of Delano’s 5,600 registered voters, 4,230 cast ballots, a turnout of...
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Cokato seeks developer for new multifamily housing project
The City of Cokato is seeking a developer to build a new multifamily rental housing project, with $280,000 in city funding available to help make the development possible. The city released a request for proposals Nov. 10, inviting qualified developers and builders to submit plans for a rental housing project in Cokato. Proposals are due by Dec. 21 at 5 p.m.
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Delano Scouts tackle buckthorn at Litfin Nature Area
About two dozen Delano Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts spent several hours last weekend clearing invasive buckthorn from the Glen and Arlene Litfin Nature Area. The annual cleanup brought together Scouts and their parents Saturday to remove the invasive shrub, which spreads rapidly and competes with native vegetation. They removed it from the nature area and archery range near the dog park.