Going into the Labor Day holiday and the start of the school year, Governor Tim Walz and health officials are making a renewed appeal to Minnesotans to stay vigilant when it comes to the spread of COVID-19.
Located nine miles west of Finlayson (about an hour and a half from St. Cloud), Howie's Mud Bog is four days of fun wrapping up the summer on Labor Day weekend.
Low gasoline prices this holiday weekend are taking a load off Minnesotans' wallets as they make their final summer trips and send their kids off to college.
St. Cloud officials say yard waste bags will be picked-up as scheduled on Monday – even though it’s Labor Day. Also, garbage and recycling schedules will remain as scheduled next week in St. Cloud.
The ROCORI school district is expecting to start fall classes before Labor Day this year. Labor Day is on September 7th this year, which is the latest it can land. ROCORI Superintendent Scott Staska says they are now expecting to start class on September 1st this fall, pending state action in a special session.
The Sartell-St. Stephen School district is frustrated with a state requirement to start school after Labor Day. The Holiday won't be until September 7th this year, the latest day it can land.
Gas prices in Minnesota are lower than they were during the Labor Day weekend last year, and analysts say they could fall even further heading into the fall.