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Fire Prevention Week shows off skills and hard work of area firefighters
Local area fire departments held open houses last week for Fire Prevention Week where they did outreach to local residents to show off their skills, knowledge and benefits of being a firefighter.
Looking for a devilishly good time? - Check out ‘Heck’ at Festival Theatre
If you’re looking for a fun, original, different experience, head out to the Historic Auditorium in St. Croix Falls, WI for a hell of a good time at the original musical comedy ‘Heck’, a Festival Theatre production.
Oktoberfest this Saturday
Good grief what a slap in the face this week has been temperature wise. Last Thursday we took the boat out and putted around the lake in our t-shirts. Now, I am embarrassed to admit, we have been running our furnace here at the Press. Follow that up with mid …
Pumped up for pumpkins!
I love pumpkin everything. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice, pumpkin cake, pumpkin coffee, so during these fall seasons when that flavor becomes prevalent, I go all out!
Two NB officers honored for their life saving measures
Two North Branch police officers were recognized by their Chief of Police Dan Meyer, at the start of last week’s city council meeting.
Scandia Heritage Alliance help with national landscaping grant
There were members of the Scandia Heritage Alliance, elected officials and representatives of “America in Bloom” who grabbed shovels and finished the planting of two paper birches. The location is at the entry to a future site of a preserved water tower barn which has been disassembled and will be …
Two local cadets participate in ICPOET
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Justice Programs dedicated a $2.5 million line item for two phases of grants meant to attract additional candidates into law enforcement, and from most accounts this program is turning out to be popular.
‘Story coats’ take wearable art to a whole new level
The lower level of the Hallberg Center for the Arts features an exhibit of “story coats” created by rural Stacy resident Carolyn Cagle.
EAW out for comments; meeting October 22
The City of North Branch is holding a public meeting on a new development that proposes creation of one commercial lot and 342 residential sites. As the Responsible Governing Unit (RGU) the city will present the plat October 22, at 7 p.m. at city hall and all interested persons are …
STR owner gives Board assurances
Four of five county commissioners handled a short agenda last week with Commissioner Jim Swenson absent.
Center City street left as-is; social district requested
Center City Council last week flatly rejected a suggestion to abandon a section of city street to facilitate a project fixing parking lot stormwater flooding behind one of the historic downtown buildings. Council had on the agenda action to eliminate the hilly section of Schultze Avenue. The city would retain …
