LOCAL
Donate your medical equipment to a good cause, it's never easy to say goodbye
Well it definitely looks like we are going to have a white Christmas this year.
Kost Dam Bridge is not the only local bridge needing attention, 2009 inspection priorities are being reviewed
There was a time when the collapse of the 35W span in Minneapolis had everybody thinking about bridge inspections
North Branch levy is up; good news is middle school damages repaired
On a 5-0 vote, with School Board Director John White absent, the North Branch Schools' 2010 property tax levy was adopted last week.
Winter Warning: Extra DWI enforcement for December
To combat the serious threat of impaired driving on the Chisago Lakes Area roads, Lakes Area and Wyoming Police Departments will conduct extra DWI patrols as part of a Minnesota-wide crackdown throughout December.
Anonymous Santa program still needs donations, volunteers
Do charitable giving that stays in this community. The Anonymous Santa program has put out a call for donations...
Dealing with houseplant pests
Whenever I buy or am given a houseplant it seems to go downhill from there.
Get different cookies from just one recipe
Do you have most of your baking done for the holiday season, or perhaps you haven't started as yet.
Small Town Christmas was great, come to Center City this weekend for Sankta Lucia
I would like to thank all of you who came out to the first ever Chisago Lakes Area Small Town Christmas last weekend.
Wyoming city staff levels maintained for 2010 even with levy reduction; new trail on #22 off limits for snowmobilers, council decides
Wyoming City was heading into 2010 in the unenviable position of having to beef-up cash flow accounts at the same time council wanted zero tax increases.
Unexpected Company choir members spread musical joy and goodwill
There's a group of people that's hoping to expand the soundtrack of your holiday this year....
Premier dealing with aftermath of Dec. 5 fire
A multi-alarm fire erupted in one of the buildings housing Premier Marine, in Wyoming's industrial park, about 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
Some in Lindstrom looking forward to opportunity to make change happen for people in town and people who come to visit
There may be a couple of signs still displayed along Lindstrom's mainstreet declaring 'no split pairs' but on the other side of this controversial plan to rebuild downtown, there's a contingent of eager citizens and city officials doing all kinds of work to tap into and make the most of …
Say it ain't so, Tiger
In a way, it serves us right to hear that one of the world's most decorated sports figure could very well be human after all.
Cut flowers as holiday gifts
Although my articles concentrate on fruits and vegetables, I really enjoy flowers.
