Updated Fri., July 11

‘Great in '08’– the Wright County Fair
The Wright County Fair is expected to be “Great in 2008,” with fun and excitement that begins Wednesday, July 23 and goes through Sunday, July 27. The combine derby will be featured again, with coronation of fair royalty Sunday this year.

Three local businesses fail tobacco compliancy check
Three local businesses failed Wright County tobacco sales compliancy checks conducted recently. Two Cokato businesses were out of compliance, Lake Region Coop and Niesen’s Off Sale Liquor, as well as the Clark Gas Station in Montrose.

Hwy. 25 roundabout under construction, set to open Sept. 11
The Carver County Road 10 roundabout is done, and the Highway 25 roundabout is under construction.

Many candidates have stepped forward to fill a variety of seats
The filing period is closed, and among the candidates of local interest are former Lester Prairie Mayor Eric Angvall filing for state representative in District 18A, and former McLeod County Administrator Nan Crary running for the District 3 seat on the McLeod County Board – the same board that fired her earlier this year.

From the mayor’s seat to the race for state representative
After 20 years in city government, former Lester Prairie mayor Eric Angvall has entered the race for state representative in District 18A. He received the DFL nomination July 13.

Summer roadwork in full swing throughout Howard Lake
Road construction is again in full swing this summer throughout Howard Lake. This summer’s work is called the 2008 North Central Improvement Project and will encompass the stretch of Wright County Road 6 north of the workzone of last summer, along with Seventh Street and 10th Street.

Marijuana, growing equipment seized in HL
A narcotics search warrant recently executed by law enforcement recovered several pounds of processed marijuana at a Howard Lake residence, according to Howard Lake Police Chief Dan Lang.

Arts association gives end-of-season report to school board
Colleen Compton, executive director of the Dassel-Cokato Arts Association, recapped its third season’s successes and disappointments during last Monday’s special board meeting.

‘Great in '08’– the Wright County Fair
The Wright County Fair is expected to be “Great in 2008,” with fun and excitement that begins Wednesday, July 23 and goes through Sunday, July 27. The combine derby will be featured again, with coronation of fair royalty Sunday this year.

Account set up for 2-year-old diagnosed with cancer
A fund is set up at First National Bank in Cokato to help with medical bills for 2-year-old Madison Kautz of Cokato. Madison is the daughter of Amber Kautz, a 2004 Dassel-Cokato graduate, and was recently found to have a metastasized brain tumor.

Car, truck crash north of Dassel
Brett J. Thompson, 21, of Annandale died Wednesday after a head-on crash on Highway 15 north of Dassel. About one mile north of Meeker County State Aid Highway 21, Thompson, who was driving in a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, crossed the centerline and collided with a 2007 International 92001 semi truck.

Cokato boy serves as youth ambassador to Australia
Some of the things Jacob Refsland of Cokato saw in Australia and New Zealand in June were so strange, they could have been from another planet, not just another hemisphere.

Lutheran Social Services provides Dassel’s nutrition site
Dassel’s senior nutrition is one of several programs provided by Lutheran Social Services in Meeker County, according to the service’s 2007 annual report.

Franklin Twp. looks at condition of Halfway Bridge south of Delano
Repairs needed to Halfway Bridge south of Delano due to the influx of construction traffic were a major topic of discussion at the Franklin Township meeting recently. At the last township meeting the bridge was discussed for its use as a hauling route during the construction of County Road 17.

End abutments are done for Crow River bridge work; Highway 12 is on, or ahead, of schedule
End abutments for the Crow River bridge are completed, with bridge work being on schedule, and other road work being on or ahead of schedule, according to a report given to the Delano City Council Tuesday. “All in all, progress is good and continues in full force,” commented engineer Vince Vander Top.

Two Delano businesses fail Wright County tobacco compliancy checks
Two local businesses failed Wright County tobacco sales compliancy checks conducted recently, CVS Pharmacy’s and Quik Stop 66 of Delano. This is CVS Pharmacy’s first offense and the second for Quik Shop.

Filings close; former Mayor Jon Steinmetz enters race for Wright Co. commissioner
The filing period is closed, and among the candidates of local interest are former Delano Mayor Jon Steinmetz filing for Wright County commissioner, and a fiveway race for the county commissioner seat in Hennepin County to the east of Delano.

‘Great in '08’– the Wright County Fair
The Wright County Fair is expected to be “Great in 2008,” with fun and excitement that begins Wednesday, July 23 and goes through Sunday, July 27. The combine derby will be featured again, with coronation of fair royalty Sunday this year.