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Palmer discusses fire contract with Clear Lake City Council

Chad Nelson of the Clear Lake City Council stopped in to the local Palmer Twp. meeting to discuss the fire contract with the board. Nelson said going forward there will be separate service contracts for each of ...

Becker Food Shelf holds quarterly meeting

The Becker Food Shelf Board met last week to discuss several topics including a notice to the community of their new location at Becker Furniture World.Executive Director/Treasurer Marilyn Danielson was joined b...

Mayor and City Council members sworn In

Just prior to the Wed., Jan. 8 meeting of the Big Lake City Council, Mayor Paul Knier and Council Members Paul Seefeld and Ken Geroux were sworn in by City Clerk Gina Wolbeck.  Knier ran unopposed in this past N...

Clear Lake City discusses new fire hall, new fire contracts

Before the regular meeting, the Clear Lake City Council held a workshop to hear from Northland Securities about plans for saving to build a new fire hall. The council determined they would need approximately $2 ...

Correction: Santiago Twp.

In last week’s article on Santiago Township, it was noted that the live music would take place on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. not Sunday to Monday. It was also noted that the second amendment involved in...

Scholarship honors BL Grad Dr. Noelle Olson

Dr. Noelle Olson passed away on Wed., Mar. 6, 2024 at the age of 29.  To honor her memory, her family has created the Dr. Noelle Olson Memorial Scholarship to support young women at Big Lake High School who desi...

Big Lake School District budget could be cut by $150,000 by state

During recent school board meetings, Big Lake School Board Business Manager Angie Manuel informed the board that the state legislature approved a change to compensatory funding for school districts. After crunch...

Xcel Energy Expands Giving in 2024

Xcel Energy employees, contractors and retirees, supported by the company’s Foundation, provided over $12 million and 10s of thousands of volunteer hours in 2024 to support charitable organizations and causes.Th...

U.S. Senators Smith, Klobuchar announce 130 New Clean Energy Projects for MN

U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN) announced nearly 130 new clean energy projects across rural Minnesota. The $15.6 million investment will save farms and rural small businesses nearly $18.4 ...