By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

As grilling season hits full tilt this weekend, a couple of local experts are weighing in with tips to ensure flame-kissed meats turn out as deliciously as anticipated.

While swimming, boating and other water-related activities spell summertime fun for many Minnesotans, they can be dangerous for children. Watching children closely around water can help keep summer recreation safer.

The Minnesota departments of Natural Resources and Human Services are urging adults to be more aware of the danger water poses to children and what they can do to help keep kids safe.

By Josh Chase, Staff Writer

For Colleen Van Brundt, military-style volunteerism is a family tradition. Her mother served in the Ground Observer Corps, and she has two brothers who were submariners.

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, along with the Three Rivers Park District and the City of Prior Lake, will co-sponsor the fourth Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Lakefront Days Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 1.

By Shannon Fiecke, Staff Writer  

When the property value for Ed Chapman’s home along the Minnesota River in rural Jordan kept rising by double digits, he only wanted an explanation.

Chapman mailed a letter to St. Lawrence Township Assessor Leo Anderly to find out what was going on. No one had ever been out to inspect the place, and with fungus growing on the trees and his Cathedral-shaped house in need of recaulking, the assessment seemed
out-of-whack.