Aundrea Kinney

SNAPSHOT - because sometimes all you need is a great photo and a few words.

The North St. Paul City Council accepted a bid Aug. 15 for a new electronic monument sign at Casey Lake Park. 

A 22-year-old Maplewood man pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder for attacking his mother with a hammer.

August of 1912 was a time of change in North St. Paul, as shown by two articles published on the front page of The Sentinel. One describes the dawn of a new era with moving pictures making their way to North St.

A man recently convicted of shooting his ex-wife with a shotgun at her workplace in North St. Paul, was sentenced Aug. 9 to serve 20 years in prison. 

School District 622 is one of 59 districts to receive state funding for voluntary school-based pre-kindergarten programs for 4-year-olds. These districts were announced by Governor Mark Dayton Aug. 4.

Newly appointed Maplewood Director of Public Safety Scott Nadeau jumped into his role Aug. 7. 

Nadeau, 51, replaced Paul Schnell, who retired in June. Lt. Kerry Crotty was acting police chief in the interim.

Tim Hortons, a Canadian-based coffee chain, opened a new franchise in Maplewood July 29. The business, which is known for their doughnuts as well as their coffee, is located at the corner of County Road B and Rice Street near Cub Foods. 

A semitrailer caught fire in Maplewood July 30, just west of Century Avenue in the ditch between Interstate 94 and Hudson Road. 

A mobile home in Maplewood caught fire early July 29. A passerby saw the flames and called the fire department, but the home, which was unoccupied at the time, was a total loss.