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Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Mary Lou Anderson 10/08/2026 (bakken-young.com) — Apple Valley residents are mourning the passing of 91-year-old Mary Lou Anderson, who died Thursday at Orchard Path Senior Living in town. Her family invites friends to a celebration of her life on October 23 in New Richmond, Wisconsin, and suggests memorials to Samaritan's Purse or a charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.
2. GF, Great River Greening and Twins Continue Minnesota Water Restoration Partnership (contractormag.com) — Apple Valley readers are at the center of a growing partnership between Great River Greening, GF, and the Minnesota Twins to restore natural areas and protect Minnesota's water resources. Volunteers are focusing on Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield this year, planting native wildflowers and forbs to improve habitat, curb buckthorn, and enhance water quality across the Twin Cities region.
3. District 194 School Board candidate questionnaire (hometownsource.com) — Several District 194 School Board candidates with Apple Valley High School roots and Lakeville ties lay out their views on funding, teacher contracts, student safety, and academic outcomes. Their answers highlight differing ideas on state aid, levies, technology in classrooms, and how to support teachers, giving local families a detailed look at who could help steer Lakeville-area schools in coming years.
4. Minnesota congressional hopefuls in 2nd District to debate on Politics Friday (mprnews.org) — Voters in Apple Valley are part of Minnesota's closely watched 2nd Congressional District, which is open this year and will send a new representative to Washington. The race now pits Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt against former DFL state Sen. Matt Little, with the district spanning Apple Valley and much of the south metro, including all of Dakota County.
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