Newsbriefs - South-West Review

Big Rivers Regional Trail, which runs from Mendota at Highway 13 to Lilydale, closed Monday, June 2, to pedestrians and cyclists after a mudslide left the area impassable.

Dakota County Administrator Brandt Richardson received this year’s Dr. Robert A. Barrett Award for Management Excellence.

Southview Design, one of the top 25 fastest growing landscape firms in the U.S., hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its future facility in Mendota Heights June 2.

The Inver Grove Heights Police Department has continued to receive calls about a black bear, adding more “B” streets to the list of sightings.

Residents reported seeing the bear around:

The Senate bonding bill was released yesterday, proposing more than $1 billion in spending on shovel-ready projects, which legislators hope will create jobs and address critical infrastructure needs, higher education, transportation and public saf

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners recently approved a new abatement policy, allowing value abatements only for correction of clerical error or due to owner hardship.

Community members, business owners and government leaders are invited to participate in a summit to discuss the impact on society as Boomers age.

Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill into law May 9 to allow South St Paul schools to change the structure of their school board elections.

The city of West St. Paul recently approved construction of a three-story, 152-bed dormitory on the campus of St. Croix Lutheran Grades 6-12 in West St. Paul. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 30 at 6:15 p.m.