Dakota County had plans for its own homeless shelter. More than a year later, what happened?
A year and a half after Dakota County paused plans for a permanent homeless shelter amid fierce backlash, Minnesota’s third ...
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‘Toothpick Boss’ Jerry Hackett, 85, painstakingly builds replicas of iconic structures
In Hastings, Minnesota, you’ll find a built-to-scale replica of the original Dakota County courthouse made from about 5,000 ...
A Personal Finance Reporter Ponders His Own Climate Change Risk
A Times reporter co-wrote a guide to buying a home in an era of record heat, floods and billion-dollar disasters.
‘Incredibly inequitable’: Schools surrounding Minnesota’s cabin country homes struggle as taxes go to state
A decades-old shift of some property taxes paid by cabin and second home owners has meant millions in lost revenue for lakes-heavy Minnesota school districts. For more than 20 years, a portion of ...
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New leadership in Pine County zoning, land resources
Pine County will see a new face at the county land and resource office in Sandstone as David Banta takes over the Pine County Land and Resources Manager position, after ...