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Calling All Artist'

Calling All Artist’

Enjoy a fun evening creating a small stained-glass coaster. You will learn to cut glass using glass cutting tools and to fix your design using silicon glue. Grout and finish your coaster and take it home the same evening.

When:...

Big Island Legacy - Inviting You to Join Our Efforts

To assist the city of Orono in raising $400,000 to complete several specific projects on Big Island. When the city of Orono purchased the Big Island property, they made a commitment to the State of Minnesota, MCWD and to the Veterans.

As part of that commi...

New Meeting Times for City Council and Commissions

All City meetings scheduled for 2020 will begin at 6:00 p.m. This includes City Council, Planning Commission and Park Commission. City Council work sessions will now start at 5:00 p.m. 

Please reference the official meeting calendar or call City H...

Winter Parking and Preparations underway

What you can expect from the City? The city’s snow plow plan varies depending upon the amount of snow that falls. If less than two inches falls, only major streets in the city system are plowed. Ice control is performed at stop signs, hills, bridges and c...

Mediacom Rate Adjustment

Mediacom will be implementing the rate adjustments as shown in the attachment

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Local History

 The Big Woods around the lake provided lots of game, the shores provided lots of edible plants, and the lake provided an abundance of fish.

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City Project Updates

Get updates on the latest city and county projects including roads, comprehensive plans, and zoning amendments. Visit our Projects page for more information.