LOCAL
Highway 8 thank yous
The fellowship hall at Lord of Lakes Church was filled with various local public safety and elected officials, state lawmakers, and others who came together last week for a coffee and cookie reception and an update on Highway 8.
Health ranking for county improved
The national “County Health Rankings” are released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, around this time each year. As a program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the rankings use comparable data on factors related to human health, for ranking counties from best to worst.
County board updates priorities in budget workshop
When politicians vote to spend money, they are expressing priorities. An example of the balancing act required to navigate the county budget was the discussion at the last Budget and Finance Committee of the whole County Board.
Water and Light reviews referendum scheduling
There were just three of the five Water & Light commissioners at the June 7 meeting in North Branch and discussion yielded little direction deciding the life expectancy of the utility.
North Branch council wrestles with newest work holiday
North Branch City Council met in a special closed session prior to last week’s regular council meeting for a confidential discussion of the Juneteenth holiday. The city was taking some heat for not “recognizing” the newly-declared national and state employee holiday. A grievance was filed with the union representing North …
Stacy City Council meeting briefs......
Stacy City Council met June 13 for a regular meeting.
Harmony in the Park is the place to be, send in your fish photos
Harmony in the Park is up and running. Next week is Songs of the South which is an Alabama tribute band. The Chisago Lakes High School Marching Band will perform prior to the Songs of the South show. All concerts begin at 6:30pm but get there early because there is …
Oh, how I missed you!
For the first time in over two years, I missed a column last week!
Wyoming Police make arrest in June 22 pedestrian fatality
Wyoming Police are not yet identifying the 51-year old female pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and died Thursday night about 10:25 p.m. Police say preliminary information is that the victim, who is from St. Paul, and the suspect, a 37 year old male from Wyoming, believed to have …
Last of local PFAS testing
The Minnesota Health Department has been overseeing testing for PFAS chemicals in community water systems for years, and Center City was recently reminded that its system is one of a few that haven’t been sampled for these “forever chemicals.” The city council had the testing issue on the agenda last …
Midco broadband build-out gets boost
The City of Wyoming and Chisago Lake Township were granted funds last week from the county’s $10.9 million total Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery (ARPA) monies to enhance Internet in those two areas.
Wyoming Council awards veterans’ memorial bids
If you have been putting off donating to the veterans’ memorial project at Wyoming’s Railroad Park, until groundbreaking was imminent— you can go ahead and send in your contribution. The city council last week awarded a couple of bids and got the first phase of the memorial project underway. The …
