Price to retire
After 12 years with Sherburne County — the last nine of which have been as the appointed Veterans Services Officer — Bruce Price has announced his retirement, effective May 24. Price also spent 24 years in acti...
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April Showers Bring Park Improvements
April rains will green up city parks and the Becker City Council’s focus on them on Tues., April 16, will bring much needed improvements.Skate ParkThe Frank Kolbinger Jr Veterans Memorial Park’s skate park will ...
Tiny Art Show returns to Clearwater Library
Back for a second year, the Clearwater Library once again hosted a Tiny Art Show throughout the month of April featuring miniature works of art created by area library patrons. Each participant was given a small...
County Board gets an update from GRRL
The Great River Regional Library (GRRL) had another strong year in 2023.Last Tuesday during an annual update to the Sherburne County Board, GRRL Executive Director Karen Pundsack said the three branches in Sherb...
BL Twp. Hall to Get Indoor AED
The Big Lake Twp. Board had a full table with the return of Larry Alfords from his winter vacation. AEDSupervisor Mark Hedstrom brought up the idea of potentially adding an AED to the inside of the town hall las...
Referendums, robots and the rest
With graduation in their sites, the Big Lake School Board spent much of its time reviewing this current year and looking forward to the next.ReferendumThe Board approved to hold a referendum in the upcoming Nove...
Woman from Pennock dies in Becker car accident
A two-vehicle accident last Thursday in Becker proved fatal for an 84-year-old woman from Pennock, MN.At around 12:46 p.m. April 25, a Mazda CX-5 — driven by 28-year-old Monticello resident Anne Elizabeth Lani...
Awards Night at BL City Council
Mayor Paul Knier and the entire City Council were present on Wed., April 24 where they took some time to honor those who make Big Lake a better community to live in. City Clerk HonoredA proclamation was passed t...
Santiago Cleanup Day a success
Santiago Township’s annual Clean Up Day went well in Santiago Saturday, April 27. Twelve volunteers were on hand to help the 74 cars that came through. Centra Sota was very helpful in the hosting of the annual c...
SCAT hears update on Sick and Safe Leave, Baldwin incorporation
During their recent meeting, the Sherburne County Association of Townships (SCAT) heard from their attorney about Sick and Safe Leave and Baldwin’s efforts towards becoming a city.Attorney UpdateMike Couri of Co...
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