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Hot dishes for cold temperatures
Cold temps and wet snow call for one thing in the kitchen: hot dishes.
Lindstrom mayor, council member resign immediately
At the end of the Lindstrom City Council meeting January 19, Mayor Kevin Stenson and Council member Laurie Burington announced their intention to resign immediately. They left city government as of midnight Thursday.
Old outhouse sites yield best 'fishing' results
Perhaps what Mark Youngblood does in his spare time would best be described as fishing, underground.
Man shot while wielding weapon formally charged
The county attorney’s office has formally booked/charged the North Branch man involved in a sword-wielding incident in North Branch at the end of last September. Erik Hammer, 31, was not booked on charges until last week, due to being transported for medical care when police officers discharged firearms, and one …
Township ballot filing closes soon
Township office filing is open for just a few more days.
New council holds first meeting
Two newly-elected Taylors Falls council members and a mayor holding office for the first time struggled somewhat with finding their footing, in the formal organizational meeting portion of the council session this week.
Shafer City Council briefs...
Shafer City Council met January 3 for their first meeting of 2023. All members were in attendance with Attorney James Monge and Engineer Lucas Jones attending via Skype.
Why are the Vikings now in the playoffs? Because of yours truly
It seems like every week I am sadly writing about a fixture in the community passing away. I regret to say it is happening yet again. Mark Karnowski has left us. The Karnowski name has been in the Chisago Lakes area for what seems like forever.
Soup-er recipes
I was making my own lunch in our break room earlier this week, lamenting how cold it was outside and how much snow was out there, and my co-worker Laure was just mixing up some soup she had microwaved and it looked phenomenal.
Montzka to chair; citizens' boards get lots of new faces
The Chisago County Board unanimously elected Ben Montzka to be Chair for 2023. The Vice Chair is Commissioner Marlys Dunne. The Board’s organizational meeting for each year is held the first Tuesday of January. This is also when elected office holders are administered their oaths of office. District 5 newly …
Wages for elected officials set for 2023; NB to Harris trail bids being sought
Chisago County Commissioners gave themselves a zero raise for 2023 in action last week setting salaries for officeholders, non-union posts and the rate of pay for citizen appointees and committee attendance. This compensation has been $50 for many years and was increased to $65.
Katie's Glen plat tabled; firefighters payout increased
Four of the five Wyoming City Council members had a discussion at the most recent meeting about a proposed 39-lot housing development called “Katie’s Glen,” and decided to await full council attendance to act on a permit and plat. The actions needed will be on a council January meeting agenda.
