Sheep set to graze at Sherco

Nearly 2,500 sheep are flooding Xcel Energy’s Sherco Solar 1 site in Clear Lake, MN, to graze on native, pollinator-friendly forage.Vegetation management is a necessity for any solar installation, so that operat...

4-H Home Economics Clothing Camp 2025

The Benton County 4-H Home Economics Clothing Camp was alive with activity. The sounds of scissors cutting through vibrant fabric, sewing machines whirring, and irons smoothing out creases created a lively atmos...

Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf Holds Open House

Last Saturday the Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf hosted an open house in their new building, inviting the public and organizations instrumental to its success to see what all the planning, fundraising, and har...

Orrock Twp. Investigates Drainage Issue on 233rd Ave.

During their May meeting, the Orrock Town Board heard from a resident from 233rd Ave., who spoke during open forum to complain about water collection on his road. The water collection makes navigating the road d...

Incident at Tech graduation dampers ceremony

(Editor’s Note: The following information was released by the St. Cloud School District). At the conclusion of yesterday’s (Saturday’s) graduation ceremony for Tech High School, an altercation occurred between a...

BL Town Board responds to post office relocation

During their recent meeting, the Big Lake Town Board heard that the Big Lake Post Office is looking into relocating. Supervisor Mark Hedstrom noted that they have needed a larger building for quite some time, bu...

Becker School Board visited by Robotics team & coach

Alex Yurek, a teacher of 20 years at Becker high school, presented his robotics team to the board at the latest school board meeting. Yurek gave a rundown, giving a little history of the program that started in ...

A special birthday celebration

Clearview Graduation

Non-Profit seeking local families for hosting high school exchange Students

World Heritage Student Exchange Programs, in cooperation with area community high schools, is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year. Students from all over the w...