LOCAL
Center City Council moves old jail site housing plat forward
Center City Council met August 4 for a regular meeting. All members were present. There were 38 people in attendance.
Small break; was that a goat?
We finally have a weekend break from town celebrations. Next week will be Chisago City’s chance to shine. This weekend you can recharge your batteries because they rev up again with Ki Chi Saga Days, Almelund Threshing Show, Shafer Days, and Amador Applefest just around the corner.
Motorcycle fatality near Rush City
An Elk River man died when he hit the back end of a vehicle with his motorcycle, near the intersection of Rush Point Drive and Fairfield, Rush City. Authorities were alerted to a crash about 1:49 p.m. Tuesday Aug 11 and the responding sheriff’s deputy came upon what appeared to …
Fleeing suspect drives into river, drowns
A Rush City resident drove his vehicle into the St Croix River while allegedly fleeing pursuing deputies
Highway 8 construction to begin in 2027; Council votes to update police building design
July 28, the Chisago City Council learned that, after years of planning, the long-awaited Highway 8 Construction Project from Forest Lake to the west side of Chisago City appears to be moving rapidly from design to bidding stage.
Henrikson is second generation grand marshal
In selecting John Henrikson to be this year’s Ki-Chi-Saga Days Grand Marshal, the committee was immediately presented with a dilemma. Does John ride with the Let’s Go Fishing bunch on their pontoon, which is a group he is active with, or does he walk with the veterans representing the local …
Municipal, school board filings close
The filing period for municipal offices and school board positions closed at the end of day July 28 and there appears to be great interest in a couple races, but mostly the election in November will be incumbents or possibly even write-in candidates.
LAPD levy for next year kept just under 3% hike
Lakes Area Police Commission checked-off one of its to-do boxes last week when the 2027 budget was adopted. The budget numbers need to be accepted into the Chisago City and Lindstrom levy process; in time for proposed taxes to go to the county for preliminary 2027 tax statements this fall.
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 …
