The two-year ARMER agreement was adopted by the County Board on a 4-1 vote last week with Commissioner Ben Montzka opposed. He stated he couldn’t support the increase of $70 (from $30 to $100 and then in 2026 it becomes $125) in the surcharge for each radio. County Administrator Chase …
Eighteen organizations have received Valley Arts Grants totaling $60,000 to fund arts programming and general operating support throughout the St. Croix Valley. Recipients represent a diverse array of nonprofit organizations, some with a strong arts focus, and others offering arts programming through special events, festivals, and classes.
Voting in a presidential primary election appears to have not generated enthusiasm with members of the voting public in Chisago County. The relatively lackluster showing last Tuesday of about 6,300 voters, in the 25 county precincts, equates to a turnout of approximately 16 of every 100 people registered to vote.
The Wyoming City Council, minus member Dennis Schilling, sanctioned a conditional use permit for a baseball instructional facility on 250th and Fallbrook, inside of an accessory structure on a residential lot. The building has already been used by its owner, a retired Forest Lake coach, for honing youth ball playing …
The city of North Branch is adding to its already impressive miles of “safe routes to schools” (see map) and a section of the County Road 30 project is included on the list of pending safe routes zones. The County is lead agency for scheduled improvements to be made along …
North Branch and Chisago Lakes traded proverbial blows in the regular season with the Wildcats winning the first meeting and the Vikings securing the second.
The regular North Branch School Board meeting was moved up a week due to spring break over the second week of this month, and the Board voted its official approval (with member Grovender absent) to move forward with pursuing a grant for an apprenticeship instructor program to be offered in …
Grace Josephine Haines (DeLange), age 82, passed away on March 5, 2024. She was born on November 24, 1941 to Byron and Myrtle DeLange in the family home in Arden Hills. She had six siblings, Yvonne, Raymond, Wayne, David, Colette, and Susan. She attended Mounds View High School and graduated …
Mary E. Karnowski, age 88, of Eagan, Minnesota, died March 4, 2024. She was born on June 15, 1935 to parents William A. Meyer Sr. and Mary C. Hinderks in South St. Paul, the youngest of six children.
This weekend has some fun things for all of us to take in locally. Saturday the Chisago Lakes Lions Club would love to invite you and everyone you know to their annual Swedish Waffle Day celebration. The awesome meal consists of Belgian waffles (all you can eat) with all the …
I was just in Jamaica last week, and as much as I’d like to share some jerk recipes and other traditional Jamaican dishes, I’m going to continue my two weeks of St. Patrick’s Day recipes today, and we’ll leave next week for some of the more tropical fare I had …