Mathews, Mekeland chime in

Sen. Andrew Mathews (R–Princeton) and Rep. Shane Mekeland (R–Clear Lake) issued the following statement after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday in State v. Vagle. This decision has implications fo...

Northstar Commuter Rail set to discontinue

Minnesota’s Northstar commuter rail is slated to end in January, according to an update from MetroTransit. Earlier in 2025, MnDOT and the Metropolitan Council started reassessing the train service that connects ...

Will Becker lose their post office?

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...

Congratulations on 70 years!

Clearwater Princesses read to Maggie Mae

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...

Nonprofit roundtable yields results

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...

Palmer Twp. Cleans Up Park in Preparation of Palmer Day

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...

Area youths come to aid of neighbors

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...

License Center Warning About DVS Scam

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...

Clearwater Heritage Festival Fun!

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...