NEWS
North Branch inks three year contract with Superintendent
The North Branch Area Schools Superintendent contract was adopted for another three years, by the school board, last week. The vote was 4-0 with members Naegele and Trampe absent.
Attempted murder alleged in Wyoming assault
The Chisago County Attorney’s office is pursuing first degree attempted murder charges against a 73 year old Wyoming male, arrested by Wyoming Police on May 11.
Cleaning up the community
On Saturday, May 16, a great group of Chisago Lakes Lions met at Brink’s Market in Chisago City to clean up Highway 8. The weather was great for the Lion’s twice year cleanup of the stretch of the highway. “We handle Highway 8 between Frankie’s in Chisago City and Nick …
Building materials company to locate in North Branch
Louisiana Pacific’s new facility in North Branch will be welcomed and celebrated with a groundbreaking hosted by the company, June 23 on the new plant site site in the Interstate Business Park.
North Branch okays Flock license plate readers on split vote
The North Branch City Council split 3-2 on approving the use of automated license plate readers and contracting with equipment and service provider Flock for $3,000 per camera for seven devices at various well-travelled routes. Exact sites for the readers are still being worked out, council was advised.
Memorial Day is more than fun
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. That means the bulk of us get to enjoy an extra day off on Monday. While most of us use it for catching up on yard work or enjoying a picnic with family, sometimes we miss the real reason for the day off.
Law Enforcement
Lakes Area Police had a busy week. Reports included a gas leak May 15 at an address on 295th Lane in Lindstrom. Fire and Xcel responded, no injury reported. A line was hit by a contractor.
Off the beaten path with classics
Burgers, pizza, deviled eggs. All easy staples of anybody’s menu, right? Well, try these versions on for size and I promise you they’ll be different!
Wildcat girls win true team section, head to state
The Wildcat girls’ track team won the Section 7AA True Team meet and will head to the state tournament for the second year in a row. The Wildcats piled up 500.5 points, finishing 75 points ahead of second-place North Branch. The Wildcat boys finished fifth with 382.5 points, 24 points …
