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North Branch Council votes 3-1 to ask Neider to step down

At a special three hour meeting of North Branch City Council April 3 council discussed allegations that Council member Kelly Neider overstepped her authority, put the city in legal jeopardy and violated state law regulating data privacy. On a 3-1 vote council adopted a resolution to request Neider resign voluntarily. …

Taylors Falls names Fay Caneday as Steward awardee and grand marshal; tackles long agenda

Taylors Falls City Council was full strength this week for the first time in a few meetings, and everybody applauded the mayor’s choice for the Stewardship Award and Grand Marshal for this summer’s Wannigan Days— Fay Caneday. She stepped forward and put in hundreds of hours addressing a number of …

Wyoming Police Department to create officer training opportunity for 2025 hiring

If you have a four year post secondary degree and have ever given any thought to working in the field of law enforcement— you might want to look into the City of Wyoming’s Peace Officer Education Training Grant. Public Safety Director and Chief of Police Neil Bauer got the Wyoming …

Lions collect over 1,000 pounds of food

Chisago Lakes Lions Club held a food drive for the local food shelf Saturday at Brinks Market in Chisago City. As you can see, the event was a huge success. The Lions collected 181 pre-packaged bags of food that totaled 1,007 pounds. The totals along with the food drive Chisago …

Is that rain? No it’s my tears, groups donate a ton(s) of food

Sunday was a deluge of rain and wind in Chisago County. While the wind seemed as if we were in a low level hurricane, one thing that certainly was welcomed in our home was the moisture. As I have stated here many times, the lake levels have become incredibly low …

It’s time to get out on the courses

It’s finally golf season! We’ve had some fun moonlighting this winter (spring I guess?) with some tee times in February, but this weekend seems to officially be the start of our nicer weather where courses will remain open throughout the year.

City of Stacy has first election for merged council

The special election for citizens of the newly-combined City of Stacy seated incumbent Mayor Mark Utecht for a temporary mayoral post (until November 2024) and four council members. Balloting was open Tuesday April 9 and took place at the Lent Town Hall.

Spongy moth chemical treatment info meeting Monday, April 15

The state Department of Agriculture is doing a spray treatment of thousands of acres in North Branch this summer and there’s a public informational meeting for those who may have questions. Tuesday, April 15, the meeting is at the North Branch Area Library, from 4 to 6 p.m.

North Branch opts to stay with no primary

The North Branch City Council has put the idea of reinstituting a municipal primary vote to bed. The matter was submitted for consideration by Council member Peter Schaps, who along with Council member Kelly Neider, supports re-establishing the primary. He stated, “I’d like to see it come back.”

Stacy vote Apr. 9

Residents of voting age in Stacy are reminded of the balloting taking place Tuesday, April 9 to seat your new, combined city council members and mayor. The polling place is at the old Lent Township Hall.

Weirs getting evaluated

It appears more scrutiny is needed before the Chisago Lakes Lake Improvement District Board members can chart a course of action on the weir system repair. A review of the condition of the lake level apparatus earlier this year concluded that work is required “within the next three years’ for …

Area farmer works on behalf of small farming

Local farmer Kelsey Love Zaavedra testified at the state Capitol right before Easter break in support of a very basic thing that lawmakers can do to improve success for beginner farmers. There are bills being heard in the House and senate that will modify the wording that defines a farmer …

New exhibit at History Center: Resorts Revisited

The Chisago County Historical Society is pleased to announce that a new exhibit is ready for viewing at the History Center in downtown Lindstrom. Since we will be hosting the traveling exhibit, “We Are Water MN” from the MN Humanities Center for several weeks this summer, we decided to take …

Newspapers still work, meet the candidates for Stacy election

With the chain of lakes at an incredibly low level right now, and us only owning two sections of dock at my house, the docking of our boat was looking grim.

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed their time with family, friends and the Easter bunny!

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