The special workshop convened by the Lakes Area Police Commission ran about two and a half hours last week. It was a good exercise in venting frustrations and sharing war stories about the years-long process creating a new facility plan. But, it didn’t accomplish much in moving a new facility …
There’s change afoot at the Almelund Threshing Show grounds and one of the new undertakings involves the 1892 Sunrise Schoolhouse-Community Center. Sunrise Township Supervisors agreed to transfer ownership of the structure to the non-profit threshing show board of directors. The new township hall is slated to be ready for township …
Nic Kirvida, a lifelong resident of Lindstrom, is proud to announce the grand opening of Nordic Harbor, a newly revitalized motel, vacation house and market developed to become a cornerstone of local and visitor experiences.
The city budget for North Branch general fund could go from $8 million to $12 million next year— if the city council adopted all the departments desired, and acted immediately. But, as Mayor Schieber said during last week’s budget workshop, it isn’t realistic to think the budget will jump by …
Over the weekend, I visited Stacy Daze a couple of times and let me just say - wow. That was the most people I can remember at Stacy Daze. The city was packed! The park was packed with people all weekend whether it was for the talent show or the …
The Minnesota State Patrol reported a 16-year-old driver was transported to Regions for medical care following an incident, Sunday, August 4, involving a truck pulling a horse trailer and the injured driver’s Equinox SUV. Authorities were dispatched about 10:50 a.m.
This year’s lucky finders of the missing lutefisk at Center City Days were Cora Hinsch, Beau Miller and Clayton Hinsch. They took home some cold hard cash for finding the fish.
Anybody who is up on current events knows there is a sea change happening in law enforcement activities and defining best practices in the name of public safety.
The city of Lindstrom needs to confront some potentially costly operational concerns and discussions began in earnest last week during a workshop on the 2025 budget and debt. The main questions are: does the city council tolerate borrowing to address looming capital needs and will the council grant approval to …
Filing is open for anyone interested in being on a ballot this fall. The filing runs to August 13 for city council, school board seats, and Nessel Township holds its election in November, unlike the other townships which vote in March of every year.
The Chisago City Council on July 23 approved up to $70,000 to blacktop the hockey rink in Chuckie Lundquist Park. This will allow the rink to be used for pickle ball courts in the summer months. The money will come from park dedication fees paid by the developers.
The Chisago City Council declared a vacancy existed on the city council as the result of Mayor Bob Gustafson’s death. With Acting Mayor Jeremy Dresel abstaining, the remaining three council members then voted last week to appoint Dresel as mayor of Chisago City through this year’s election cycle.