LOCAL
New intoxilyzers in use locally
Minnesota is equipping state and local law enforcement agencies with Data Master DMT units, which are the latest in the arsenal of techie tools to prosecute drunk driving. There are two of these new units in the county
Rhubarb: a springtime favorite
Rhubarb. Is it a fruit or is it a vegetable? Most of us call it a fruit, including myself, but it is a vegetable.
DFL endorses Nolan for Congress
Rick Nolan got the endorsement to run against Chisago County’s Eighth District Congressman Chip Cravaack, when DFLers held their endorsing convention in Duluth last weekend.
Redistricting handled unanimously, terms for lengths of office finalized
Relying on a mix of good old fashioned slips-of-paper and a computer program that randomly sequences numbers-- the County Board arrived at new commissioner districts and decided terms for election cycles, in a special meeting Friday night.
Smelt fry just the start to a big year
Second-generation Chisago firefighter Kevin Todd has served on the squad 27 years, and he has worked fryers for the smelt event every year. He started in the “second kitchen,” he explained, and was promoted to “first kitchen” following the retirement of Dale Colberg, Sr.The Fire Department and personnel, like Todd, …
Redistricting handled unanimously, terms for lengths of office finalized
Relying on a mix of good old fashioned slips-of-paper and a computer program that randomly sequences numbers-- the County Board arrived at new commissioner districts and decided terms for election cycles, in a special meeting Friday night. The map of the new districts, Option 6, was adopted unanimously.
