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🏡 Origins and Growth German immigrant roots: Brothers Joseph (b.1830) and Benedict Schmid (b.1833) arrived from Württemberg in the early 1850s. Benedict claimed 156.5 acres in July 1856, later selling it to Joseph by 1862. From log cabin to stone farmhouse: The Schmid family initially lived in a log cabin. By 1874, Joseph had expanded to over 334 acres. In 1876, he and his son Joseph Jr. built…

After more than a year of discussions about building a new water treatment plant in the Woodland Cove neighborhood, the Minnetrista City Council got its first look at design renderings from Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (AE2S), the city’s water engineering firm, during its June 2 meeting. Aaron Vollmer of AE2S explained that the proposed facility will be a three-level…

Community members got an inside look at the ideas percolating within the Minnesota Department of Transportation as officials brainstormed ways to potentially make Highway 7 safer. MnDOT, among other project partners, hosted the virtual community meeting via Zoom on May 20. Representatives shared possible solutions for the safety issues that have chronically plagued the 18-mile length section of…

A Minnetrista resident allegedly saw a large cougar on Highway 7 near Grimm Road around 9 p.m. on May 28. Though rare, with just 107 Minnesota DNR confirmed sightings throughout the state since 2004, transient cougars from the Dakotas have been spotted in every corner of the state.

With egg prices climbing, Minnetrista is allowing hens to come home to roost—no farm zoning required. After multiple work sessions, the City Council voted 3-2 on May 19 to approve an ordinance allowing homeowners to keep up to three hens on residential lots of at least half an acre. The hens must be kept in a fully enclosed, rodent-proof environment, and roosters are not allowed. The ordinance…

Community members got an inside look at the ideas percolating within the Minnesota Department of Transportation as officials brainstormed ways to potentially make Highway 7 safer. MnDOT, among other project partners, hosted the virtual community meeting via Zoom on May 20. Representatives shared possible solutions for the safety issues that have chronically plagued the 18-mile length section of…