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State vehicle, driver services to reopen Thursday
by Pat Minelli
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DVS) will offer most services beginning Thursday. Technicians spent most of the day Wednesday restoring computer systems necessary for processing driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations. All people with a road test scheduled for July 21 and beyond will be able to take their test at the scheduled time. Anyone who had a test scheduled during the state government...
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Savage man sentenced for possessing firearms, explosives
by Nancy Huddleston
A 50-year-old Savage man was sentenced to 12½ years in prison Wednesday (July 20) for possessing a machine gun and distributing explosives. United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced Wesley Noah Banks on one count of illegal possession of a machine gun and one count of illegal distribution of explosive materials. Banks was charged on Feb. 14 and pleaded guilty on March 24. In his plea agreement, Banks admitted that on Ja...
State Commerce Department to reopen Thursday
The Minnesota Department of Commerce will reopen on Thursday. While nearly all services provided by the department were suspended during the state shutdown, those services will be reinstated as soon as possible. “We will get the department up and running as soon as we can,” said Commissioner Mike Rothman. “We will make the transition as seamless as possible for consumers, licensees, regulated entities and other stakeholders that depend on ou...
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Apple orchard is a walk in the park
by David Schueller
Down a road with a beautiful vista of the Minnesota River valley, the Minnesota Harvest apple orchard has drawn thousands of people over the years to pick apples, walk among the rows of trees and spend time with loved ones. This summer, it will again be open to visitors despite fear by some that last fall’s harvest was its final; the land had been sold to a developer in 2005 but continued to operate as an orchard. Instead, it lives on. ...
Take a ride on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad
Tickets are now available for commemorative passenger rides aboard the Twin Cities & Western Railroad on July 30, and July 31. The TC&W; line runs through Chaska and Chanhassen. The money raised by the rides will be donated to the Lake Superior Rail Road Museum (LSRM) at the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center in the Depot in Duluth. The rides mark the 20th anniversary of the purchase of the railway by Twin Cities & Western Railway, fo...
Chef Marianne Miller's Grilled Chicken Breasts with Orange Chipotle
Chef Marianne Miller of Saga Hill Cooking School is featured in the August edition of Savvy.mn Ma...
Baby Got Blood
My niece drove up from Tucson to spend her birthday weekend with me. read more
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Legion Baseball: Chan stays alive at Districts
Chanhassen's Second District opener went about as bad as possible. Six errors, 11 walks by th...
Brewers hit first rough patch of season
For the first time all season, things aren't going the Jordan Brewers' way. The Brewers ha...
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New, improved parking
Photo by Unsie Zuege Hey, you know it's a small town when the big news is that the parking lot...
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« Kristin_Holtz wrote on Thursday, Jul 21 at 01:26 PM »
Glad to hear the orchard is reopening. I love t...
« Ryan_Schwartz wrote on Wednesday, Jul 20 at 01:23 PM »
I'm going to have to start calling you "Tough C...
« Ryan_Schwartz wrote on Wednesday, Jul 20 at 12:46 PM »
Now we just need a "long and athletic" referenc...
« Kristin_Holtz wrote on Wednesday, Jul 20 at 11:07 AM »
So are you saying maybe it wasn't a good idea t...
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