LOCAL
Season 3 of The Chosen has familiar faces in the crowd scenes
The new season of “The Chosen” starts November 18 and the credits listing locals as extras in this Internet and device-delivered series of Bible stories just keep rolling.
Veterans Day, Thanksgiving meal
We here at the Press are starting to work on our annual Christmas Gift Guide. It’s something the Press has done for 50 years and it just keeps growing in popularity. The guide will come out before Black Friday and will serve as your reference for holiday shopping locally. It …
It's finally soup time in our household
It feels like this fall hasn’t been the greatest for soups because it’s been unseasonably warm.
North Branch Council OK's Central Park for vets' memorial; review of multi-unit projects expected
The North Branch City Council took a vote last week directing staff to write-up a motion calling for a one year study to evaluate using business-zoned parcels to build multi-family units. The motion will be on the November 10 agenda.
VOTING REMINDER...
Tuesday, November 8 is election day in Minnesota... although thousands of people have already cast ballots by participating in the expanded absentee voting process that began weeks ago.
Chisago City signs off on parcels from Lent Township
The Chisago City Council After months of discussions between Stacy and Lent Township, the Chisago City Council on Oct. 25, voted unanimously to approve a joint resolution for orderly annexation of all of Sections 23, 25, 26, 35 and 36 and the south half of Section 13 of Township 34, …
Trick or Treat - Thank you!!
Trick or Treat on Main Street was an incredible success! Thank you to all the businesses that participated in this wonderful community event. After the record-breaking turn out in 2021, we decided to pull together a committee and make sure that we had all the necessary preparations in place to …
Burning restrictions issued
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is restricting open burning due to increased wildfire risk from dry conditions across much of Minnesota. The burning restrictions apply in the following counties:
Secretary of State observes local polling day preparations
The county election board was gathered on the ground floor level of the Government Center Tuesday, beginning their multi-step processing of the 500 or so absentee ballots that have been submitted. The first step is to double check signature cover envelopes and then ballots (still sealed) are set apart from …
Ag zone slaughter, processing approved
A Chisago County land use ordinance was unanimously revised last week to allow for slaughter and processing of a restricted number of “units” cows, pigs, etc. on agriculturally zoned property.
Shafer City Council gets water tower update; seeks ordinance enforcement
Shafer City Council met October 18 for a regular meeting. Council member Nick Brehm and city treasurer Drew Hill were absent.
