LOCAL
North Branch to offer administrator post to city of Crosby administrator
Interviews of finalists for the position of city administrator for North Branch were held Sept 26 and resulted in council agreeing to offer the job to the current Crosby MN city administrator, Matthew Hill. Crosby is in Crow Wing County and has a population of about 2,300.
Homecoming King and Queen named in North Branch
North Branch marks homecoming this week with pre-game tailgating, pep-fest at 2 p.m. parade at 3:15 p.m. and the game will be at 6 p.m. on Friday night, with fireworks to follow. They take on Duluth Denfeld.
Taylors Falls 2025 maximum levy ok’d
Taylors Falls Council members, minus Troy Aanonsen, voted 4-0 Monday this week to adopt a double digit increase in next year’s budget, but expressing hope the number will be decreased over the next several weeks, when a final tax figure must be enacted.
Multi-year carp management effort announced
Chisago Lakes carp are being put on notice— the Labs to Lakes Initiative has you in its sights. The initiative is a dedicated carp management effort, under the auspices of the MN Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center or (MAISRC) and the Chisago Chain of Lakes is getting major help to …
Homecoming always a great time
We are smack dab in the middle of homecoming season here in Chisago County. The Chisago Lakes Wildcats just crushed the Big Lake Hornets last Friday 49-14 and the North Branch Vikings host the undefeated Duluth Denfeld Hunters this week for their homecoming.
Walking for the pups and kitties!
It rained just enought to settle the dust Saturday, Sept. 14 as Northwoods Humane Society supporters showed up to walk a back road in the old Lent Township area. The annual Walk For the Animals fundraiser stepped off just as the cloudy skies parted. The event is based at Lent …
LAPD-city hall retrofit updated
The Lakes Area Police Commission handled just the business that was time sensitive last week, with Police Chief Schlumbohm otherwise occupied at the 9-11 commemoration event, being held in Moberg Park, a hundred feet away from the commission meeting room.
North Branch adopts early budget
A split vote September 10 by North Branch City Council adopted a maximum amount for next year’s levy and budget. The 3-2 vote was indicative of the ideological chasm separating budgeting approaches—with one side trying to boost revenues and meet needs after years of fairly basic budgeting versus the two …
Stacy City Council briefs...
Stacy City Council met September 10 for a regular meeting, all members were present with 11 residents also attending.
Vets’ memorial project hit unexpected snag
Area veterans involved in the repair and maintenance project underway at the All County Veterans Memorial on Highway 8 in Lindstrom are hoping to get the project back-on-track. The snow fence work zone barrier has been in place for several weeks, and the elevated displays highlighting the various branches of …
Thanks for the celebrations!
Well I think that is about it for town celebrations. Shafer held the annual Shafer Days celebration last Friday and Saturday, Wyoming held its Stagecoach Days over the weekend and Almelund hosted the very popular Apple Festival on Sunday. The weather was spectacular with the exception of a very brief …
September brings apple season!
It had been a while since I spoke with the matriarch of this column, Alice Nelson, but she called us up at the office earlier this week to chat, and it was so nice to share some time with her. She certainly brightened my day!
September 14 crash takes life of Harris man
State Patrol reports a 36-year-old Harris man was killed in a crash on Highway 95 September 14. Passengers, including a female, 41 and an 11 and 13 year old from Shafer— were transported for care. Nobody appeared to be using seatbelts, according to the preliminary details.
Hiram Lodge uses bingo funds for LAPD support
Hiram Lodge #287/ The Chisago Lakes Freemasons presented 10 Fire Suppression Tool units to Lakes Area PD. This was made possible by our community and local businesses taking part in meat bingo and silent auction to help raise the funds last spring. So it was a community group effort from …
