Michael Ehlert
Michael "Mike" Ehlert, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home on June 23, 2026, following a courageous, long battle with mobility issues.
Swedish Immigrant Trail wetlands hurdle overcome
Progress on improving the route for the Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail has been somewhat complex due to finalizing wetland credit purchases; but the county commissioners learned last week that a good portion of this necessary step is packaged and purchases are ready to be finalized. The expenditure was approved unanimously.
Stacy community to honor well-liked couple as grand marshals
Milt and Gwen Patrick have undoubtedly touched many lives in their 55 years residing in Stacy— which was actually Lent Township when they settled on their spread, just shy of five acres. The parcel was part of a larger tract that used to be a tree farm, but a few …
County hires temp HHS workers, hears trail project update
As of Monday this week, county Health and Human Services social worker duties which may be affected by the ongoing strike of the last several weeks will be picked up by a temporary agency. The Chisago County Board unanimously approved a contract at their meeting July 15 to use the …
Bulldogs de-claw Panthers and wallop Bandits
Tommy Meyer and Beau Fandel combined for a four-hit shutout and Brendan Hemr drove in four runs, including a three-run triple, to lead the Bulldogs to an 8-0 win over the Princeton Panthers Wednesday, July 15 at Chisago Lakes High School. Starter Meyer threw five innings. He allowed two hits, …
Wyoming man pleads guilty in attempted murder September 21
A 73 year old Wyoming resident entered a guilty plea last week to attempted first degree murder of his wife— and sentencing has been set for September 21.
Center City is turning 175!
What a great weekend Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls had for Wannigan Days. Was it hot? Isn’t every day lately? That didn’t stop everyone from coming out to have some fun.
Law Enforcement
There was a fraud complaint involving scammers posing as county jail officials demanding money, a vandalism report after graffiti was found inside the Chuckie Lundquist Park tunnel, and a missing person report after a woman reported she had not heard from her sister since January. An illegally parked ATV was …
Stacy council hears concern about cannabis plan; new truck purchase on the horizon
Stacy City Council met July 15 for a regular meeting. Mayor Mark Utecht was absent.
Lindstrom Council gets update on old Dinnerbel site from developer
Lindstrom City Council met June 16 for a regular meeting. The meeting was moved to Thursday due to Harmony in the Park on Wednesdays. All members were present.
