Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The former member of the Burnsville City Council who passed away in 2011 will be honored with a plaque at the Alimagnet Dog Park.
Editor's Note: This is a press release from the City of Burnsville. Known for his love of dogs – and balanced budgets–former Burnsville City Council member Charlie Crichton will be honored with the unveiling of a plaque at Burnsville’s Alimagnet Dog Park on June 5. The memorial dedication is planned for 5:30 p.m. at the park, located at 1200 Alimagnet Parkway. The ceremony will coincide with the City’s “I Love Burnsville Week” festivities, and will include remarks from Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz. Crichton, who was 84 years old, died on March 13, 2011, shortly after being reelected to a sixth term on the Burnsville City Council. He served on the Council for 18 years; beginning in 1993 after serving on the City’s planning commission …
Only nine litters of dholes have been born in the United States.
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This past winter, the Minnesota Zoo became the third in the U.S. to exhibit Asian wild dogs, called dholes. Now the zoo is one of just a handful of places home to the birth of a litter of pups of the endangered animal. Two litters of dholes (pronounced "dohlz") were born at the zoo in mid-April, according to a press release—two of 11 births ever recorded in the United States. Zoo keepers estimate there are four pups, but aren't completely sure because of their behavior; two females also are sharing the mother role for the pups, the release says. The pups are expected to be out of the den more in coming weeks, and are best seen from the gazebo at the exhibit. The dhole is found in China, India, Russia and Thailand; about 2,500 are left in …
The filing period is open until 5 p.m. June 5 for select municipal and county races, including Burnsville City Council and Dakota County Commission.
Election filing for a variety of municipal and county offices—Burnsville City Council and Dakota County Board of Commissioners among them—opens at 8 a.m. today and runs through 5 p.m. June 5. Taking a glance at local candidate filling information: BURNSVILLE CITY COUNCIL The four-year terms of Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and council members Dan Gustafson and Mary Sherry expire on Dec. 31. The following election information is from the city’s website: This fall, Burnsville residents will have the opportunity to vote–or run–for one Mayoral seat and two City Council positions during the 2012 election. Candidates interested in running for one of these three positions can file an affidavit for candidacy beginning Tuesday, May 22 through Tuesday, June…
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Burnsville City Council will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A pair of public hearings highlight the agenda for Tuesday’s Burnsville City Council meeting. Scheduled as part of the council’s regular agenda are public hearings to consider resellers licenses for Gold Buyers of America and Pro Paintball. Also on the regular agenda is consideration of a Planned Unit Development amendment to allow a seasonal open air market at the Buck Hill ski area. Other agenda items include: • Recognizing Deputy City Manager Tom Hansen for 24 years of “excellent service” to the City of Burnsville. • Presenting a State of Minnesota proclamation designating Burnsville as a Yellow Ribbon City. • Proclaiming this week (May 20-26) as National Public Works Week in the city. The council meets in regular session at 6:30 p.m. …
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A number of residents lost trees in Saturday evening storm.
Editor’s Note: This is a press release from the City of Burnsville. The City of Burnsville will be providing a site for disposal of homeowners’ trees that were impacted by the May 19 storm. Beginning May 21, residents may drop-off storm debris at the city's compost site, which is directly behind Dodge of Burnsville on Pleasant Avenue. Residents should not put the material in plastic bags to dispose of it at the compost site. If tree debris has been placed in plastic bags for hauling purposes, residents are asked to open bags and empty them at the compost site. The plastic bags can then be reused or disposed of properly by residents. Hours of operation for the compost site will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week through Sunday, June 3…
A monthly rundown of the top 10 suspects that the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is searching for.
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office has issued warrants for all the individual featured in this gallery. If you encounter them, the DCSO asks that you please be cautious: All should be considered dangerous. If you know the whereabouts of any of the people featured in this gallery, you can contact your local police or the DCSO at (651) 438-4740. You can leave an anonymous tip.
Approximately 830 students in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District will receive diplomas beginning on June 5. Three ceremonies are planned.
Editor’s Note: This is a press release from School District 191. Commencement ceremonies will take place in June in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 with approximately 830 students receiving diplomas at three locations. Commencement for 20 students in the BEST Transition program will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in the Senior Campus Commons at Diamondhead Education Center, 200 West Burnsville Parkway. Burnsville Alternative High School will present diplomas to 100 students during a commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, in the Mraz Center at Burnsville High School, 600 E. Highway 13. BAHS students also have the option to participate in the BHS commencement ceremony and 25 have chosen to do so. At Burnsville …
A listing of some of the most recent obituaries from the Burnsville community.
Here are the most recent people to pass away in Burnsville or who had ties to Burnsville. Check the links below to get more information. • Winona H. (Roth) Camp, 79 • Scott Glenn Jones, 49 • Russell Johnson, 80 • Margaret E. "Mick" Morelli, 91 • Gail "Mort" Morton, 76 • Blaine L. Pederson, 80 • Margaret Ross, 92
A nationwide arrest warrant was issued May 11 for Shawn LaJuan Primus, charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A Brooklyn Center man accused of repeatedly forcing a young Burnsville girl to perform oral sex was arrested Sunday in Hastings. Shawn LaJuan Primus, 38, is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. A nationwide arrest warrant was issued for him on May 11. According to the criminal complaint, Burnsville police were called a home on May 9 on a report of criminal sexual conduct involving a young girl. The child, who turned 10 in March, told authorities that Primus frequently woke her up in the middle of the night, performed oral sex on her and forced her to perform oral sex on him. She said it began last September and happened about …
Mandates in the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act will require schools to provide more specific categories of food and work toward price equity for all students' meals, resulting in a need for increased lunch prices.
Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter |Write for Local Voices The District 196 School Board on Monday approved a 10-cent lunch price increase for elementary and high school students, as well as for adults, by a 6-0 vote. The increase brings lunch prices for 2012-13 to $2.20 for elementary, $2.35 for high school and $3.40 for adults. Middle school pricing will stay at $2.25. The price increase was necessary, district officials said, because of mandates from the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 that focus on nutrition and something called price equity, an effort to have all students contributing the same amount of money to their school-provided meals. If the board had voted against the measure, the …
Nancy Cruise
8:11 am on Monday, May 21, 2012
Pure evil. That poor girl. more ›