A table at the Inver Grove Heights Police Department is filled with books to be sorted and put into bags that officers can put in their squad cars. The books were donated as part of a new collaboration between the department and Free Book Buggie to help get books into the hands of children in the community who may not have the means to get them themselves.
(Hannah Burlingame/Review)
Inver Grove Heights PD partners with nonprofit to put books in kids’ hands
Not all families have the resources to provide books for their children, but in Inver Grove Heights there’s a new program that aims to help.
The new pickleball courts at North Valley Park, 2800 70th St. in Inver Grove Heights, officially opened Sept. 17 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony full of puns. The six new courts replaced tennis courts.
The taxiway and runway at Fleming Field in South St. Paul are slated for reconstruction in the coming years, though work won’t change the types of aircraft that can use the municipal airport. (courtesy of SEH)
Despite work not taking place until 2021, discussions are underway for updating the runway and taxiway at Fleming Field, the municipal airport in South St. Paul.
The owner of a now-defunct massage parlor in Inver Grove Heights pleaded guilty Sept. 17 in Dakota County District Court to charges related to trafficking women.
The Minnesota State Fair doesn’t mark the end of summer for Inver Grove Heights residents. That honor is reserved for Inver Grove Heights Days, which ran Sept. 5 through 8. Events included the popular Family Fun Night Sept.
The Inver Grove Heights Days Parade took over Cahill Avenue Sept. 7. With the sun trying to fight through the clouds, kids — and adults — lined the street waiting for candy to be thrown their way.
A major addition at Henry Sibley High School is complete — Warrior Field, the new athletic complex, hosted its first game Sept. 5. The second phase of work at the high school will include modernization of classrooms for family and consumer sciences, shop, art and other labs. (photos courtesy ISD 197)