Voters who pay property taxes into the Chisago Lakes School District will vote Tuesday, May 13 on a request allowing the district to borrow $63.7 million. Funds will be used for multiple capital projects at the high school, middle school, Primary and Taylors Falls buildings, along with athletic ballfields drainage …
Chisago Lakes Lions held their annual Cadillac Dinner, Saturday and for the third year, the dinner coincided with the Kentucky Derby. Patrons dressed in their best derby headwear. Winner of the $1,500 jackpot was David Karan, Greg Oien won the $500 prize and Genette and Aaron Hoag took home $250.
Despite a valiant comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats dropped their first game of the week, a 10-8 decision to Rogers on Tuesday, April 29.
A slight hiccup against Coon Rapids on Wednesday April 30 was the only thing standing between the North Branch softball team and a six game winning streak.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the unexpected passing of Daniel Richard Guenther. Dan was born to William and Sherry Guenther on February 1, 1986 in Cambridge, MN and passed away on May 3, 2025 at the age of 39.
Carol Clarin, 83, of Stacy, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2025. Born in Little Falls, Carol was raised in St. Cloud and Circle Pines, the beloved daughter of Joseph and Clara Osowski. She was a cherished sister to Joe Jr., Bonnie, Marvin and Brian.
This is the weekend we celebrate our mothers. Mother’s Day. While many say it is a made up holiday, but still offers something special. It’s a chance to tell our mothers and our children’s mothers how much they mean to us. It’s a chance to say thank you for your …
I’ve lost many people close to me the last few years but I always felt like I had the chance to say goodbye. To prepare for the moment. To be at peace. This past weekend was so, so different.
It has been approximately one year since last summer’s double fatality crash on Pioneer Road, close to the line between Chisago City and Wyoming that took the lives of a 76 year old man and a 64 year old woman. Prosecutors announce a recent guilty plea has been accepted in …
A 37-year-old Wyoming woman is due back in court June 4 on four felony charges of possessing two handguns that she is prohibited from having, and authorities allege 9.5 grams of fentanyl, 47 grams of cocaine and 25 grams of meth were found in her residence and vehicle, as the …
A call came in of an unresponsive female at Dennis Frandsen County Park on Rush Lake, about 7:38 p.m. The preliminary information given to the sheriff patrol by someone on the scene is that she had been partying on the opposite shore and said she wanted to swim across the …
Entrepreneurs interested in purchasing the “MINNDOT LOT” on main street in Taylors Falls have basically stayed on the sidelines for years – that is until recreational adult use cannabis became legal in Minnesota. The proximity of Taylors Falls to what developers look at as a clamoring Wisconsin market, now makes …
The vacancy on the North Branch City Council created with Peter Schaps’ sudden resignation April 8 has been filled. Jim Ibinger, who was on the ballot but not a top vote-getter last November, was appointed 4-0. Three of the five leaders on the council now have been “elected.”