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Lakeville teachers ratify tentative agreement with school district
LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Teachers in Lakeville have voted to ratify the tentative agreement made with the school district.On Tuesday evening, Education Minnesota Lakeville announced teachers voted 88% in favor of the contract. Earlier this month, teachers and the school district reached a tentative two-year agreement, avoiding a strike. The contract includes a 2.25% raise for the first year and a 4.75% raise in the second year. The starting salary will also be increased to attract new teachers. Also included in the contract is a retention bonus starting in the sixth year of employment. "I'm proud of the work...
College students in Northfield helped Democrats win in 2020. But will they vote for Biden in 2024?
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — On a gloomy day down the street from St. Olaf and Carleton colleges, there was a raw, uncertain view of the future.In 2020, there was an unexpected surge in votes for Democrats from the precincts in and around the two college campuses, up 6% compared to 2016. According to the state, 90% of votes in the area went to Democrats.But in the overwhelmingly Democrat-leaning community, there was a disconnect between voter support and candidate positions. "I am thinking about the student loans that I have to pay back and the high cost of living," said Grace Bassekle.The students...
Five heartbroken couples sue owners of wedding venue after they closed without warning
Five heartbroken couples have sued the owners of a wedding venue in Minnesota that closed without warning ahead of their big days.The couples have filed lawsuits against wedding venue owners Wayne and Angela Butt as well as their business Circle B Weddings and Events, reported KSTP-TV.The lawsuits allege that they neglected to inform them that their venue in Isanti, Minnesota, was shutting down, despite all having left a down payment to book the venue. In the court filings, they have demanded that their down payments and court filings be reimbursed. The suits are also asking for repayment of non-refundable...
‘Kids were taken advantage of’: Bloomington schools staffer says she was tricked into vouching for contractor in food-aid fraud
Mind Foundry claimed to serve 14,000 meals a week at a Bloomington middle school and a nearby mosque; a school administrator says the district has fewer than 10,000 students. The post ‘Kids were taken advantage of’: Bloomington schools staffer says she was tricked into vouching for contractor in food-aid fraud appeared first on Sahan Journal.
DNR recognizes record shovelnose sturgeon
Anglers recently caught two shovelnose sturgeon that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recognized in quick succession as state records in the catch-and-release category based on length of the fish. Tyler Young, of Lakeville, caught and released a 34 1/4 inch shovelnose sturgeon March 8 on the Mississippi River. Young’s new record stood for only a few days before being broken after Elliott Feldman of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, caught and released a 35-inch shovelnose sturgeon March 12 on the Minnesota River. ...
Notebook: Coaches ask to move softball finals to U of M
The Minnesota State High School League last year went along with a request from softball coaches to extend the state tournament to three days. The first edition of the expanded tournament will be next month at Caswell Park in North Mankato. A new request might require a little more persuasion. The Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association is asking to move the state softball championship games from North Mankato to Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota. Farmington coach Paul Harrington and Rosemount coach Tiffany...
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