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.
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 …
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 …
Dirt won’t be moved on the west end project for improving Highway 8 until 2026, and the public input for the east end of the highway is already starting to be collected. The roadway segment from Chisago City to Taylors Falls is slated for resurfacing in 2032— but citizens are …
A land use decision that sent Chisago County to the state’s Court of Appeals, has resolved itself with an almost unheard of outcome. Everyone is able to relax. The new owners of the parcel aren’t going to develop a retail, music, gathering venue. The former landowners won vindication, prevailing on …
The full Wyoming City Council last week approved sale of nearly $2 million in General Obligation Bonds to fund 2024 street improvements projects. Best bid of five received was recommended to be awarded to Brownstone Investment Group LLC at an interest rate of 3.222.
The All County Veterans Memorial on Hwy. 8 in Lindstrom, is getting a major facelift after 20 years. Area veterans are honored here with a paver engraved with their name, branch of service, rank and years of service and there are separate areas for POW-MIA and women veterans. The committee …
The normally brief public comment segment of Chisago City’s regular council meeting dominated discussion on the night of Sept. 24. Four individuals brought a wide range of issues to the council.
The thoroughfares along Elm and Maple Streets in North Branch that were made stop sign-free during Highway 95 reconstruction this summer will see the return of signage that existed before the detour. Council members in North Branch were considering whether to leave the east-west streets as express lanes or put …
The Chisago Lakes Food Shelf celebrated its grand reopening on Tuesday, September 24, after an extensive eight-month renovation to become a SuperShelf. This transformation is part of a statewide initiative to create a more welcoming, accessible, and healthy food experience for clients.
In last week's edition of the Press we had a page dedicated to the Chisago Lakes Area Foundation grants given out at their annual Oktoberfest celebration.