Ground Level Blog

The city of Tenney voted 2 to 1 to dissolve, becoming the third Minnesota city to do so.
The voters of Tenney, Minnesota, are deciding today whether to dissolve as a city. It is tied for Minnesota’s smallest city, with five people.
Dental therapists to fill rural gap
The first class of dental therapists–who will provide some of the same services as dentists in underserved areas–graduates from Metropolitan State University on June 23rd.
Ground Level adds Minnesota hunger to coverage
MPR News’ Ground Level project has added a topic page on hunger in Minnesota, collecting the reporting of MPR News reporter Julie Siple and adding data and other background material.
The League of Minnesota Cities is telling city officials their local government aid doesn’t take any more legislative action for checks to be sent out in July. But they’re also noting that a state shutdown might mean no employees will be available to mail them.
Minnesota growers said told surveyors they were satisfied with the prices their products fetched when they told them to schools near their farms and orchards, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.