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Battery storage project: Public hearing reviews EA

Attendance was sparse at last week’s administrative law hearing to review the environmental assessment as part of the permit sought for a cluster of batteries, proposed for the south edge of the city of North Branch, just east of County Road 14 and north of Jensen Road.

A Veterans Day thank you

You will find three pages of this paper dedicated to Veterans Day. Veterans Day is celebrated to honor and thank those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day is also an opportunity to acknowledge the courage and dedication of veterans’ service to our country. Our community is …

Time to get comfortable in this space

Halloween is over, which means it’s time for the holiday season. But, as most of us are aware if we peek at the forecast for the next week, we are also in the comfort food season. Warm, comfortable, easy and filling is what’s on the menu this week. The days …

Wyoming council adopts 2025 projects assessment roll

If you have property in the Hawk Meadows area of Wyoming city, watch your mail for the bill for those street projects done in 2025. The assessment roll was adopted by the city council last week, with just one citizen attending the public hearing. The only concern for this person …

Taylors Falls makes its pitch for state aid

Senate committee members visited about 35 locations in and around the Twin Cities this week, as part of the process reviewing what goes to the legislature to be funded in the bonding package. The committee traveled by coach bus out and back to St Paul, over three days’ time. Members …

District looks to community for $55 million vote in February

The Chisago Lakes School Board revealed the date and questions to be asked for their next referendum at their regular school board meeting on Thursday, October 23.

Shafer gets highway update from MnDOT at meeting

Shafer City Council met October 21 for a regular meeting. Mayor Paula Hanson was absent.

CL Foundation awards grants

Chisago Lakes Area Community Foundation awarded their annual grants Thursday at the Chisago Lakes Grill. The grants were open to individuals, businesses, and non-profits whose goal is to improve our communities.

Grand Rapids finishes off NB

They say beating a team three times in one season is near impossible, but Grand Rapids proved that anything is possible when they beat the North Branch volley squad in the section semifinals on Monday, October 27.

Main Street Trick-Or-Treat spooky sensation

Lindstrom’s Main Street Trick-or-Treat is always well attended and always a hit with the local youth and businesses! Above, Peggy Sue Novak, who was dressed as a chicken with St. Bridget of Sweden, found a fellow chicken species clucking around. Below, Empire Insurance always goes all out, and this year …

Tragedy is a time for support

The tragic news that took place on early Saturday morning has shook our community. The community and more importantly two families have lost their sons because of this awful event. Social media has been on fire since the crash and I am happy to say most of it (unlike normal) …

Going vintage Halloween this week

My dad is moving out of his house soon, the house that I grew up in, and it’s been bittersweet cleaning it out. It’s nice to see it as clean as it’s been in 25 years, but also, they stored a LOT of stuff from our childhood and rarely got …

Driver gets 48 months for Nessel Township fatal crash

Ashlee Rose Klapperick, 36, charged with one count of vehicular homicide and two counts of bodily harm in connection with a crash last spring on Rush Lake Trail, in Nessel Township, was sent to Shakopee Women’s Correctional Facility Monday this week for 48 months. She has been held for 224 …

Stacy woman pleads to billing fraud

A Stacy area resident will be sentenced at a later date in federal district court for her guilty plea to conspiracy to commit fraud. Shantel Magadanz, 34, was charged after an investigation involving the Minnesota Attorney General and U.S. Attorney with indictments related to Evergreen Recovery (treatment program) announced against …

Fatal crash in Chisago City claims two teenage lives

Saturday October 25 at about 2 a.m. the Chisago County 9-1-1 communications center received a notification of a vehicular crash. The cell phone alert came from near Ivywood and Stacy Trail, on the north side of Chisago City.

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