NEWS
Lindstrom Council hears residents’ concerns, no action yet on building height standard
Lindstrom City Council met August 21 for a regular meeting. Council member Brian Norelius was absent.
Rush Lake problem property; petition for action given to County Board
In their evening meeting after a three hour long budget workshop the commissioners attended last week, the County Board acted on the appraisal for widening the channel on the Chisago Chain (see other story) and multiple smaller concerns.
AREA SOCCER ROUND UP
The start of the high school soccer season tells us that summer is just about over and winter gets closer every day. And it’s not likely we’re going to get a mild winter like we had last year. All four local high school soccer teams began play last week, and …
CL’s dynamic duo starts where they left off, dominate at Apollo
Annika Hall and Kaia Osmundson have formed quite the dynamic duo for Chisago Lakes athletics.
James Igel
James "Jim" F. Igel, age 81, of Taylors Falls and later Chaska, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2024. Survived by his children David (Rachel) Igel, Julie (Timm) Blomquist, Michael James Igel; five grandchildren.
Nancy Compton
Nancy Compton, age 66, of Marshall, Minnesota, died under the care of hospice on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at her home in Marshall. Private Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, please direct monetary donations to Nancy's family for use …
Dale Nordaune
Dale Everett Nordaune passed away August 9, 2024 at his home after a very brief battle with cancer.
St. Bridget’s block party is this weekend, food advice for Fair
Thanks so much to all who attended the Relay for Life at Chisago Lake Lutheran Church Friday evening. The group of people who put all of the hours in year round, to make this such a great event are one of a kind. This was the first year in as …
It’s big red time
Tomatoes have had a thriving growing season, and it’s time to reap the rewards. They have been coming up aplenty over the past few weeks, and it’s time to start turning them into some delicious recipes!
Law Enforcement
The storm activity Monday night into Tuesday morning this week impacted hundreds of customers of Xcel Energy and East Central Energy. The press offices for both reported a high of ECE accounts in the entire service area—at the peak of the storm Monday night— in the range of 9,850 experiencing …
State flag, seal rejected by three city council members
North Branch city leaders voted last week to reject the newly-adopted Minnesota flag and emblem (state seal). If you notice the “old’ state flag still hoisted on poles in public spaces, it’s not because the city is being slow on ordering new flags— it is the result of three people …
County Board embraces pilot project to make library open access, automated
There’s self-driving cars, automatic bank tellers in the form of ATMs, and you can buy a movie ticket without talking to a live person, so why not a pilot project for automating libraries? Numerous services and activities provided through a library, can be made available to the public 24-7 with …
