As innuendo, rumor and assumptions reach epic proportions, the Patriot is delivering this article to try and quiet the speculation (or stir it up) in regards to Becker’s local post office.Currently, the Becker P...
Therapy dog Maggie Mae visits the Clearwater Public Library once a month for children to practice reading to her. Her August visit coincided with Clearwater’s annual Heritage Festival, and Clearwater Heritage Fe...
Last week, 29 different Becker area organizations met at the Becker Community Center for the first ever Mayor’s Nonprofit Roundtable. The goals for the meeting were to create a resource list that could be share...
Supervisor Mitch Wipper said that, in anticipation of Palmer Day, about 10 trees were removed at the park. Palmer Day will be held on September 6 this year.In other parks news, the board spent $2,000 last year o...
Great River Faith in Action (GRFIA) has been working with multiple youth groups lately to coordinate projects for senior citizens in the group’s area this summer. In July, GRFIA worked with two wonderful church...
The Minnesota Department of Driver and Vehicle Services is warning of scam emails and texts requesting payments. People are getting emails and texts claiming to be from “Minnesota Department of Motor Vehicles (D...
Last week’s third annual Clearwater Heritage Festival was again a hit, with people attending events all over the city throughout the weekend.The fun kicked off with the first clue of the Medallion Hunt on Monday...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to the Patriot on behalf of Darrick Moe, President and CEO, Minnesota Rural Electric Association.)When people think about nuclear power, they often picture Hom...
During their July meeting, the Orrock Township Board once again discussed 233rd Ave NW, where, at the June meeting, residents complained about water backing up from all the rain. Supervisor Dalton Keiderling sai...
