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🚧 ROAD WORK AHEAD THIS WEEKEND 🚧Heads up, Monticello drivers! Crews will be working along Broadway Street (County Hwy. 7...
09/12/2025

🚧 ROAD WORK AHEAD THIS WEEKEND 🚧

Heads up, Monticello drivers! Crews will be working along Broadway Street (County Hwy. 75) this weekend — from Otter Creek to County Hwy. 18 (Riverview Dr./Fenning Ave).

MONTICELLO — Crews will be applying a pavement preservation treatment along Wright County Highway 75 (Broadway Street) in Monticello on Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14.

🍂🎉 Oktoberfest fun on the farm! 🎉🍂Last Saturday, Fresh Acres Farm turned into a little slice of Bavaria for Harvest & Ho...
09/12/2025

🍂🎉 Oktoberfest fun on the farm! 🎉🍂

Last Saturday, Fresh Acres Farm turned into a little slice of Bavaria for Harvest & Hops, led by the Monticello Chamber of Commerce & Industry — kicking off their fall festival with polkas, pretzels and plenty of cheer. 🍺🥨

📸 Peek at the photos from the event here:

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💻 Two data center projects proposed in Monticello 💻Developers have unveiled two large-scale concepts that could reshape ...
09/12/2025

💻 Two data center projects proposed in Monticello 💻

Developers have unveiled two large-scale concepts that could reshape Monticello’s edges:

🔹 Monticello Tech LLC — a 550-acre technology campus east of Highway 25, with up to 3 million square feet of development and an estimated $10 million in annual property taxes.

🔹 Scannell Properties LLC — a 106-acre tech park next to Bertram Chain of Lakes, with four buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet.

Both proposals are in early stages and would require annexation, environmental review, and city approval before moving forward.

📰 Read more about each project here ⬇️

MONTICELLO — As Monticello wrestles with how to regulate data centers, two private developers have already staked their interest in building here — with concepts that, if realized, could transform

🚧🔄 Almost there!After a summer of construction and detours, School Boulevard is set to reopen next week — complete with ...
09/11/2025

🚧🔄 Almost there!

After a summer of construction and detours, School Boulevard is set to reopen next week — complete with new roundabouts at Cedar Street and Edmonson Avenue! 🙌

At Edmonson, city crews are wrapping up restoration work and plan to pave Friday and Saturday. If all goes as planned, you’ll be cruising through the new roundabout next week. 🚗💨

MONTICELLO — After a rainy summer of detours and delays, Monticello drivers are about to get their through-street back, complete with two brand-new roundabouts, as School Boulevard is slated to

💜 Community update on Connor Day 💜Just one week after being struck by an SUV in Big Lake, 11-year-old Connor Day is home...
09/11/2025

💜 Community update on Connor Day 💜

Just one week after being struck by an SUV in Big Lake, 11-year-old Connor Day is home and recovering with his family.

Connor suffered serious injuries — including broken ribs, organ damage and a heart injury that required emergency surgery — but his family says he is gaining strength and able to eat small meals.

🙏 Keep sending your prayers and encouragement to Connor and the Day/Spaude family as he continues his long recovery.

BIG LAKE — Eleven-year-old Connor Day is home and healing with his family, just days after he was struck by an SUV in Big Lake and underwent emergency heart and

👀 Monticello is in the middle of one of its biggest debates in years: Should data centers be part of the city’s future?O...
09/11/2025

👀 Monticello is in the middle of one of its biggest debates in years: Should data centers be part of the city’s future?

Over the past few weeks, residents packed public hearing to weigh in on draft zoning rules that would regulate the massive facilities — which power the internet, streaming, and AI but can also consume millions of gallons of water a day.

City leaders say no project is approved yet, but two developers have already shown interest in Monticello.

📖 Read our full coverage + what comes next:

MONTICELLO — While endless rows of computer servers humming behind concrete walls may seem like a world away from Monticello’s family-filled neighborhoods and parks, the city is now at the

🦉✨ Owl be darned — what a night!The Monticello Photo Club got a hoot of a visit from naturalist and author Stan Tekiela ...
09/10/2025

🦉✨ Owl be darned — what a night!

The Monticello Photo Club got a hoot of a visit from naturalist and author Stan Tekiela recently. 📸 He wowed the crowd with stunning owl photos, fascinating facts, and a few wild stories about these mysterious night flyers.

📷 Check out the full recap (and maybe pick up a few owl fun facts yourself!) 👇

MONTICELLO — The Monticello Photography Club welcomed Minnesota author, naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela for a special presentation on owls Wednesday, Aug. 20, at River City Extreme.

🐾✨ The “otterly charming” bridge at Otter Creek Park has a fresh new look! Crews replaced the wooden decking, keeping th...
09/09/2025

🐾✨ The “otterly charming” bridge at Otter Creek Park has a fresh new look! Crews replaced the wooden decking, keeping the quirky landmark safe and sturdy for years to come.

MONTICELLO — Freshly re-decked and ready for footsteps, the Otter Creek Park bridge in Monticello has a new look after the city’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department completed a full

🚨 Emergency drill at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 🚨State, local and federal agencies joined forces for a full-sca...
09/08/2025

🚨 Emergency drill at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 🚨

State, local and federal agencies joined forces for a full-scale emergency exercise at Monticello’s nuclear plant. The scenario simulated an attack and tested how well Wright County, first responders, Homeland Security and FEMA could work together in a crisis.

MONTICELLO — State, local and federal agencies came together last month for a simulated emergency drill at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, testing how well multiple partners would respond if

🍺🥨 PROST, Monticello! Oktoberfest is coming to the farm tomorrow 🌽🎶The Harvest & Hops Festival, a brand-new fall traditi...
09/05/2025

🍺🥨 PROST, Monticello! Oktoberfest is coming to the farm tomorrow 🌽🎶

The Harvest & Hops Festival, a brand-new fall tradition, is set Saturday at Fresh Acres Fall Festival & Corn Maze!

Raise a stein, shop local, and kick off fall Bavarian-style 🍂🍻

MONTICELLO — Monticello is raising a stein to a brand-new fall tradition. The first-ever Harvest & Hops Festival will make its debut Saturday, Sept. 6, blending Oktoberfest flair with farmyard

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Child struck by SUV in Big Lake 🚨An 11-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle tonight at the busy Highway...
09/05/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Child struck by SUV in Big Lake 🚨

An 11-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle tonight at the busy Highway 10/25 intersection in Big Lake.

The child was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, a 49-year-old Big Lake man, stopped and is cooperating with authorities.

🙏 Sending thoughts to the boy and his family.

BIG LAKE — An 11-year-old boy was struck by an SUV and injured this evening at a busy Big Lake intersection, according to the Minnesota State Patrol and Big Lake

🚔🍺 Monticello man charged with DWI after alleged threats 'to kill' at American Legion ⚖️🔫Authorities say the 58-year-old...
09/04/2025

🚔🍺 Monticello man charged with DWI after alleged threats 'to kill' at American Legion ⚖️🔫

Authorities say the 58-year-old made violent threats at Monticello American Legion Post 260 before being arrested for drunk driving.

MONTICELLO — A Monticello man allegedly threatened to “come back and kill everyone” at the local American Legion shortly before his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a

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