LOCAL
Center City man faces felony state tax charges
The sheriff’s office booked a Center City man last week who is alleged to owe over $71,000 in unpaid income tax and penalties. Travis John Burgess, 47, was recently charged with five felony counts of failing to pay income tax and five felony counts for not filing S Corporation tax …
Hazelden Betty Ford nursing strike resolved
The nurses working at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation campus in Center City, have settled with the organization, according to the Minnesota Nurses’Association. The Hazelden nurse staff voted to join the association in January 2025 and initiated an unfair labor practices strike this July 15. (Press photo July 23)
The reward at the end of a tough season
If your garden has survived some of the harsh heat of this summer, you should be getting close to some nice, big, juicy red tomatoes to pluck from the vine. It took a lot of water to get them where they are now, but this is the reward for all …
Stacy Daze sticks with the summer festival theme: Lots of fun!!
Stacy Daze was filled with all kinds of fun including the grand day parade which featured the Grand Marshals Milt and Gwen Patrick and Stacy Daze Royalty Peyton Baxter and Skylar Xiong. Above Addison Swanson won the talent show and winner of the car show was Denise Pierson-Swanson.
NB calls off Old Town, again
The 60 property owners on the Old Town streets project contact list, should watch for a letter describing the council’s non-action from last week. In effect, continued questioning of the Old Town proposal, first introduced in 1995, is placing a pause on doing safety, utilities and drainage projects in the …
Chisago Lakes School board moves projects along
The Chisago Lakes School Board voted July 16 to officially express their intention to issue facilities maintenance bonds. The vote was one of the multiple measures that need to happen to put together financing of about $16 million for projects deemed too critical to wait.
Wyoming council to work with EDA on municipal building; lease fire storage space
The Wyoming municipal offices, fire hall remodel and associated expenses became much more real last week as the city council acted on lease revenue bonding for money to finance the work, and agreed to a lease with Hallberg storage for space to relocate the fire operations. Council also signed the …
Shafer City Council briefs...
Shafer City council met July 21 for a regular meeting. Mayor Paula Hanson was absent.
Stacy Daze is in the spotlight
Center City Days have come and gone. The heat (stop me if you have heard this before) didn’t seem to deter the crowds attending the celebration. The street dance had a huge turnout on Saturday night. Thanks so much to all the volunteers who did such a great job of …
I can’t believe we’re almost to August
I’ve spent so much time complaining about the heat lately that i’s hard ot believe July is essentially done and we’re into August already. Where does the time go? I’m definitely finding the saying ‘The older you get, the fast time goes” to be true. I’m already seeing Halloween decorations …
Center City Days keeps the fun rolling this summer
Grand marshals of the Center City days parade were Doug Greene, Travis Greene, Jadon Greene, three generations on the department.
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.
