The lake ice still has weak spots. This truck broke through on Green Lake at the channel between the big and the smaller basins, Jan 25, about 7:35 a.m. No injuries reported. The owner assured authorities the vehicle would be removed soon.
The winter overnight street parking rules were revised by the Taylors Falls City Council at the meeting Monday night Jan 27. The time when vehicles are prohibited from city streets (until April 15) is NOW midnight to 6 a.m. The former wording allowed vehicles until 2 a.m. but plow trucks …
Shafer City Council held a regular meeting January 21. All members were present. The council swore in new member Marilyn Anderson before the meeting began.
Don’t ever let it be said this community isn’t compassionate. For years you have been donating to help clothe the homeless in our state. We have groups that spend their free time making quilts for those in need, we have some truly great food shelves in our county that are …
Here’s some of my favorite recipes that I’ve been making lately. There may not be a ton of rhyme or reason to them, but it’s just things that I’ve made recently that I either came right back to, or thought to myself ‘I really need to make this again’.
The Chisago County Board contracted with a couple of firms last week to consult on projects that are in the pipeline; such as worn out weirs in the lake lowering system and County Road 16 outside of Taylors Falls, and final touches on County Road 19 —from the new proposed …
The Chisago City Council began its Jan. 14 meeting by swearing in three familiar faces who won seats in the November election: long-time council member Jeremy Dresel, now mayor; former council member Mark Anderson, who returns after a brief hiatus to the fill the council seat vacated by Dresel; and …
Stacy City Council met January 14 for a regular meeting. The council swore in new council member Mike Hoppe along with Dennis Thieling and Mayor Mark Utecht.
Lindstrom City Council met January 15 for a regular meeting. Council member Brian Norelius was absent and Council member Greg Krueger attended virtually.
The five city council members in North Branch discussed their shared readiness to move forward last week on resolving city hall work environment issues. But, two members, Peter Schaps and newly elected Jeff Goulet, differed from the other three on the best way to go about this.
Good grief that was some serious cold we just endured. We went out Saturday and did our shopping for the week and spent the rest of the weekend hunkered down with the fire burning all weekend. What I couldn’t believe was the number of fishermen and women that were out …
OK, I am officially over winter. Once the holidays pass, I am usually down to get a little ice fishing in, a little snow tubing, and some general fun. But this last week? Once the negative 30 hits, get me out of Dodge. I want nothing to do with winter …
A Fish Lake Township man was sent to St. Cloud Correctional Facility this week, to serve two consecutive sentences for second degree murder and attempted murder, in connection with the 2023 shooting death of Sarah Jane Carda.
