Monticello News

A Monticello man was killed Wednesday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Big Lake Township.

MNMinnesota Nuclear Drill,0114 Minn. drill to test response in nuclear emergency Eds: APNewsNow.

The board of directors of Treasure Chest recently elected officers to serve one-year terms.

Bob Metcalfe has an interesting futurist editorial in the Wall Street Journal: The good news is that the big names in nuclear energy -- like Areva, Hitachi, General Electric and Toshiba -- have recently been joined by a bevy of high-tech start-ups seeking to develop advanced nuclear-reactor designs for both fission and fusion energy production.

Soon-to-be college students are visiting campuses across KELOLAND, to see which one is the right fit.

As you may remember, the city decided to build its own fiber-optic network after the telco made it clear they wouldn't build it because it wouldn't be economically feasible for them.

Jun 20, 2009 7:25 pm US/Central Reporting Liz Collin MONTICELLO, Minn. 1 of 1 Somerville, along with 74 percent of all Monticello residents, voted to bring a fiber-optic system to town back in 2007.

The way has been cleared for the city of Monticello to build its own state-of-the-art phone, video and Internet broadband service to compete with local phone and cable companies.

City officials have repeatedly stated paying the hospital tax yields little to no return for residents forced to pay the tax.

The fourth annual Bike Safety Rodeo and free car seat check-up is scheduled for Monday, June 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Lions Park in Elk River.

MONTICELLO - Physical therapist John Sipe from St. Cloud Hospital Rehabilitation Center will present "Balance & Falls Prevention" from 2-3 p.m. June 18 at The Village, Monticello.

One person is dead and another injured when a car rolled over and a second car crashed into it near Monticello.

The experience: A slew of bright fruit flavors roll over the palate and linger languidly on the finish.

The local telephone company in an 11,000-person Minnesota town objected when the town decided to lay its own fiber optic network.

On Saturday, May 23 a 25-year-old Otsego resident was killed after being stuck by a van.

Archives NEWS Otsego man dies in car-pedestrian accident on I-94 MONTICELLO - A 25-year-old Otsego man died Saturday after a fatal car-pedestrian accident on Interstate Highway 94 near Monticello.

Saturday was a deadly day on Minnesota roads. At least six people died in five crashes across the state.

Laura Tomczik of the Mahowald Insurance Agency has earned the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor.

July 9 - Opening celebration at Pioneer Park, 5:30-8 p.m. Event includes Cool Car Cruising and Display, concessions, petting zoo, pony rides, temporary tattoos, Wright County Sheriffs Department child ID clinic, canine demonstration, - KRWC Roadshow, Pioneer Park, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Great River Community Band, Pioneer Park, 7 p.m. July 10 - ...

Byron Olson will retire next month after 34 years as an educator. Olson, 56, became the school activities director at Lakeville North High School seven years ago.