Recent content from Joy Powell
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South metro takes aim at bird blight
With plenty of bang for the buck, Inver Grove Heights is out front in dealing with beautiful (but messy) Canada geese.
Nov 19, 2008 -
Burnsville shop: Raising a glass to hope
A Burnsville coffee and wine shop is donating $1 to breast cancer efforts for each glass of Hope wine sold.
Nov 19, 2008 -
Parents ask: How could son die while locked up at Hennepin County workhouse?
A family files a lawsuit contending their son died of a drug overdose in the Hennepin County workhouse because of negligence.
Nov 18, 2008 -
Dodge Center remembers two lives
Hundreds came to celebrate a loving brother who tried to protect his sisters, and their mom, a woman who "was always giving."
Nov 15, 2008 -
Burnsville may require new rules for owners of vacant homes
The measure would require registration of properties and upkeep; it's designed to deal with the growing number of foreclosed homes.
Nov 14, 2008 -
No protest as SuperTarget moves into Inver Grove Heights
The company's plans to build a store in Bloomington met fierce resistance, but there was no opposition in this south-metro city.
Nov 11, 2008 -
Facelift for affordable housing in Burnsville
With demand growing for Dakota County's biggest development of low-income housing, built in 1972, efforts are underway for a big rehab.
Nov 9, 2008 -
Rice, Ramsey victorious; incumbents win elsewhere
In Anoka's mayoral race, Council Member Phil Rice narrowly defeated Erik Skogquist, the 25-year-old brother of the departing mayor. Unofficial results showed Rice beating Skogquist by 70 votes.
Nov 5, 2008 -
Foreclosures may become roofs for needy
Dakota County officials hope to expand the stock of affordable housing by using federal grant money to buy foreclosed properties.
Nov 5, 2008 -
Northfield drug probe nets 8; more charges possible
Investigators are looking into links between the suspects in the heroin case and the city's six fatal drug overdoses since 2006.
Nov 1, 2008
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