Just two people spoke at the public hearing in the County Board room last week before the County Commissioners adopted a proposed enforcement ordinance, to restrict the extent of public use of recreational cannabis. Those who testified addressed the $300 maximum penalty for what the state has classified as a …
It’s been a situation of taking one step forward and two steps back; in getting the Wyoming Police department up to a full roster lately, and last week was no exception. Public Safety Director and Police Chief Neil Bauer presented a resignation to the city council from an officer, which …
My wife and I just got back from a week long vacation. I am not going to go on about the vacation because let’s be real, the only people who care about vacations are the ones who took them. It’s like listening to someone go on and on about their …
I’ve got some extended space this week to really share some of my favorite Easter recipes! I’m hosting my in-laws this weekend for the holiday, and that always makes me nervous because my mother-in-law is a phenomenal cook. She always says she likes my cooking, but sometimes I feel like …
The Resident Council from Ecumen Point Pleasant Heights held a food drive recently for Minnesota FoodShare month. They donated all the items and money collected to our local Family Pathways food shelf—it was a great food drive, with $420 collected and 265 pounds of food donated!
The Franconia Township annual meeting, held Tuesday, March 12 at the Franconia Town Hall spent most of the peoples’ time on the most popular topic on the agenda — the future town hall. Supervisor Owen Kuhnly reported that progress has recently been made on the site plan, which needs to …
Lakes Area Police Commission members voted 4-0 last week to recommend to their city councils to dedicate state public safety funding grants to wage adjustments and retention pay.
Sunrise Township saw four times the voter turnout last week compared to 2023 ballots cast, with 99 voters participating in the election March 12. Sunrise Supervisor Dan Kaiser was not seeking re-election and he got rousing applause from thos attending his final township meeting as a supervisor. Adam Grubove III …
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is restricting the open burning of vegetative debris due to increased wildfire risk resulting from unusually warm temperatures and exceptionally dry conditions across most of Minnesota.