LOCAL
Taylors Falls City Council meets short-handed
Mayor Brandon Weiberg and Council member Larry Julik Heine were absent from the Taylors Falls Council meeting Monday this week, so acting mayor Lee Samuelson took the reins.
North Branch is the place to be for summer fun with first festival
Beginning today, North Branch invites everybody to come and enjoy the 2023 Midsummer Celebration.
PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED
Public input needed as county updates Hazard Mitigation Plan
Chisago County residents, community leaders, business owners, area agencies and organizations now have an opportunity to share how severe weather events impact their property and lives.
Council names new Lindstrom administrator
The special meeting of Lindstrom City Council Monday night this week was a welcome home party of sorts for the newly-hired City Administrator Dan Undem. He is a native of the Chisago Lakes area, who currently resides in Chisago City and works as assistant city administrator in Forest Lake. Undem …
Wild Mountain expansion plan heads to county commissioners
The owner of Wild Mountain Recreation Area got unanimous support last week from the county planning commission (minus Chair Chip Yeager) to proceed on a major expansion. The commission’s recommendation to approve amending the Conditional Use Permit goes to the County Board of Commissioners to consider at their June 21 …
Grand Marshal also Legion Auxiliary president
The Midsummer Days parade Grand Marshal found a welcoming community when she joined the North Branch American Legion Post and she never looked back. Although not a military veteran herself, Michelle Still has been Legion Auxiliary President for 13 years and is a fixture at Midsummer Days booths and events, …
2023 CHISAGO LAKES GRADUATION
The denouement to 2023 seniors at Chisago Lakes High School was their graduation on Monday, June 5. Student speakers were Naomi Boudreau and Michael Johnson, elected faculty speaker was Brigitte Rogers, and the senior choir performed Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift. 247 students earned their diploma, and six exceptional …
Time for grad parties, lots of local athletes heading to state tournaments
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 who graduated Monday evening at Chisago Lakes Senior High. North Branch will graduate its seniors on Sunday. Of the kids that I have dealt with over the years, this class seems to be a class of movers and shakers (do people say that anymore??). …
Congrats to the Class of 2023!
I had the pleasure of covering Chisago Lakes’ graduation ceremonies earlier this week, and besides the immaculate weather, I was just struck by how much everyone was enjoying themselves, how proud the families were of their graduations, and how, at least for a night, everyone seemed to be best buds.
Touch-a-Truck scenes
The City of Wyoming hosted the popular summertime event—“Touch a Truck” June 3 at the old township hall/public works facility site on Wyoming Trail. This free event is for highlighting various agencies and sheriff deputies this year were there showing how drones are used, M Health Fairview explained their ambulance …
Law Enforcement
On any given weekend you will probably encounter a group of motorcyclists out on the roads, doing a fundraiser or other event in Minnesota. Thanks to a 2012 law passed in St. Paul— the group, if it’s larger than 20 bikes, is allowed to have a flagger and move through …
FISH LAKE SUSPECT CHARGES
County files charges in fire death, assault in Fish Lake Twsp.
Felony charges have been filed against a 34-year-old Albertville resident, who prosecutors allege was responsible for the fire in Fish Lake Township June 4 that caused one man’s death and left a female with severe burns.
Land purchase declined by Ag Society Board
Members of the County Fair Board have reportedly declined an offer from an area business person to purchase fairground land in Rush City. The county agriculture society heard the acquisition proposal at their regular May meeting (story in Press May 25) from Dennis Frandsen. He offered $1 million and any …
