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Monticello sends Magic off to state quarterfinal
MONTICELLO — Fans lined the sidewalk outside Monticello High School Stadium Friday afternoon to cheer on the Magic football team as it left for the Class 5A state quarterfinals. They brought handmade signs, pom-poms and plenty of red and black. One fan even came dressed as a giant inflatable football. Monticello (10-0) takes on Bloomington Jefferson (6-4) at 7 p.m. tongith (Friday, Nov. 13), at Forest Lake High School. The Magic earned their fourth state tournament berth in school history with a 23-0 shutout of rival Elk River in the section championship. How to watch: Buy tickets on GoFan or watch the paid livestream on Prep45 . The Monticello Times will post the final score and a game recap on its website tonight.
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Champlin Park Football Crushes Forest Lake to Advance to Semifinals
The Champlin Park football team remained perfect this season, crushing Forest Lake 41-8 in the state Class 6A quarterfinals Thursday night. The Rebels jumped out to a 21-0 lead after one quarter and were never threatened after that. Quarterback Miles Felton, in his first game back after an injury suffered...
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“I Was Shocked”: Minnetonka Football Star Reacts to Shout Out on Travis Kelce's New Heights Podcast
At an age when most football players are still dreaming of making their high school freshman roster, eighth-grader Theo Brown is already dominating the Minnesota Class 6A State Playoffs. After torching Blaine to lead Minnetonka High School back from a 21-0 deficit, the history-making wideout received an unexpected shoutout on The New Heights Podcast. Needless to say, it was a surreal experience for the young wide receiver. Brown recently appeared for an interview with FOX 9 All Day after showcasing his commendable performance in the game against Blaine. Therein, the journalist pointed out that...
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Elk River native inspires new television art series
Elk River native launches television series featuring art and storytelling Katherine Victoria, formerly Katie Beaudry, is bringing a fresh, community-focused approach to storytelling in the Twin Cities through her new television series, Art Meets Home. A longtime Elk River resident, Beaudry grew up in the community and lived there until 2021, when she moved to St. Michael. She is the creator, artist and host of Art Meets Home, an independently produced television series airing on 45TV. The show combines her artistic process with the stories of everyday people, featuring one-of-a-kind artwork inspired by their homes, families, businesses and personal experiences. What began as a creative vision has grown into a production highlighting communities throughout Minnesota and showing viewers how art can reflect personal identity and community connections. The series premiered Saturday, Sept. 5, at 6:30 a.m. on KSTC Channel 45, with new episodes airing every Saturday. The show will be featured on Twin Cities Live Nov. 20, with a special Thanksgiving Day season finale airing Thursday, Nov. 26. For more information, follow the series on Instagram at @artmeetshomeshow.
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Osseo Dentist Finds Another Way To Honor Vets: Free Dental Care
One day a year, Americans honor veterans and their sacrifices. That comes in many forms commercially, with memorial ceremonies, free breakfasts and retail discounts. One business in Osseo took it a step further by cutting the cost of dental care for one day only. At Metro Dentalcare in Osseo, a...
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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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36 Years Later, A ‘Major Step’ Completed in Plymouth’s Station 73 Project
When a teenage Amy Klobuchar rode her bicycle on the shoulder along Highway 55 in the 1970s, the population of Plymouth was about 20,000 people. Klobuchar lived three blocks away from Highway 55, which now serves as a major east-west connection between the western suburbs and Minneapolis. Today, about 30,000 vehicles use Highway 55 daily in a city that has grown to roughly 80,000 people.
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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