🌱 Patch AM: How new county board leadership could shape Mendota Heights in 2026

Good morning to you Mendota Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new county board leadership could shape Mendota Heights in 2026

Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with a sprinkle, with a high of 42 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 21, low: 9.
• Thursday: A bit of p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Dakota County Board of Commissioners (hometownsource.com) — Mendota Heights residents will see direct impacts as Commissioner Laurie Halverson, whose district includes the city, becomes chair of the Dakota County Board for 2026. She highlights upcoming greenway expansions in Mendota Heights, major library and facility projects, and a challenging county budget and election year that could influence local services and property taxes.
   

📸 Around Mendota Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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Wednesday January 14

• Free Snowshoe Rentals
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1695 Dodd Road , Mendota Heights
  8:00 am
• Coffee & Cribbage
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1695 Dodd Road , Mendota Heights
  9:00 am
• Storytime for 2s–6s
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Books & Beyond: Silly Stories
  Farmington Library , Farmington Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  10:30 am
• Wescott Library Teen Advisory Group
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  4:30 pm
• Pleasant Hill Evening Book Group
  Pleasant Hill Library , Pleasant Hill Large Conference Room (Old Mill Ruins) , Mendota Heights
  6:00 pm
• Natural Resources Commission Meeting
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1101 Victoria Curve , Mendota Heights
  6:00 pm
• Play and Learn
  Inver Glen Library , Inver Glen Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 13

• Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
  9:30 am
• Feeding Your Baby
  Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
  10:00 am
• Discovery Theatre: Dinosaurs
  Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am
• Medicare Counseling
  Arvonne Fraser Library , 1222 Southeast 4th Street , Minneapolis
  12:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Harvard Maintenance, Inc. posted a job opening for Floater Cleaner- (Multiple cities) 34857 in Minneapolis. Apply here.
• Great Wolf Lodge posted a job opening for Public Area Attendant in Minneapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendota Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• The Best Bacon Dish In Minnesota Has Now Been Crowned (krocnews.com)

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Ok Mendota Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I took its bike away.
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