LOCAL
K.O. Days Grand Marshal is adored school teacher, coach
This year’s Karl Oskar Parade Grand Marshal learned pretty quickly when he started teaching 35 years ago at Chisago Lakes Middle School, that the best way to connect with students was to think like a kid. Be open to possibilities, ask questions and make the day-to-day stuff fun and the …
Chisago City goes to two precincts
The Chisago City Council on June 27 voted to establish Highway 8 as the boundary dividing its two new voting precincts. The decision to establish two precincts and two polling places within the city was made earlier this year after the Chisago Lakes Area Library was overwhelmed by long lines …
Festival time is here folks
Karl Oskar Days is here and in full swing. As I mentioned here before, the haul for finding the snuff box has increased greatly this year to a whopping $1,000! That’s a lot of spending money for having fun looking around the area and enjoying Karl Oskar Days.
Glada Karl Oskar Dagar
My headline today reads Happy Karl Oskar Days, and I hope each and every one of you has a wonderful time if you plan on taking part in any of the activities.
New twist in county fair offer
Discussions about relocating the Chisago County fair based on a private citizen’s purchase, who will give the land to the city for redevelopment, may still be alive yet.
Improvements at county facility designed to boost recycling efforts; open to the public
In creating a disposal facility and recycling program for small generators who normally may have thrown unwanted products in their household trash—Chisago County was an innovator in 2000. Research was showing over 20 years ago that paints, solvents, cleaners and waste yard chemicals were polluting the environment even in small …
Wyoming Council meets; holds memorial groundbreaking
The city of Wyoming won’t be seeing a couple of apartment buildings go up on the freeway side of Heims Lake— but there will be a new building toward the east side of the city on Hwy. 8.
County names opioid advisory group; meeting schedule set
A cross section of the county has stepped forward to serve on an advisory council that will decide over the next two years how to spend money distributed through settlements in lawsuits, alleging opioid over-prescription and flawed narcotics marketing. The corporate entities involved in this monetary settlement were Johnson & …
Shafer Council sets special meeting
Shafer City Council met June 20 for a regular meeting. Council member Patty Kowalski was absent.
Local law enforcement runs for a cause
Above, (l-r) Chisago County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Chad Stenson and K-9 Stryker, Sergeant Kyle Puelston and Sheriff Brandon Thyen did a leg of the Special Olympics Minnesota Law Enforcement Torch Run in Harris on Thursday, June 22. They handed the torch off in North Branch to Officers Kyle Skar, DJ …
Karl Oskar Days is coming, find the snuff box take home a grand
As we quickly slide into the summer celebration time in our area, one of the big ones is just around the corner. Lindstrom’s Karl Oskar Days starts July 5 and will run until July 9. We will have a major spread in the Search and in the next Press for …
Meat Sweats: 4th of July edition
The Fourth of July is always a time to celebrate. It’s America’s Independence Day, and it’s always a fun time!
Charges filed in pedestrian death
The man who allegedly killed a woman from St. Paul after crushing her under a pickup truck in Wyoming last week was arrested and charged within four days including the weekend.
Midsummer Days a hit
The 97th annual North Branch Midsummer Days celebration was a joy for all who attended.
