Moore promoted to Lance Corporal

Bodie Moore, a 2021 Becker graduate was recently promoted to Lance Corporal in the Marines. Moore, who decided to join the Marines about one year after high school, had been job searching for quite some time and...

Stearns Co. adopts cannabis ordinances

Stearns County Commissioners adopted two ordinances regulating cannabis businesses.  Those ordinances, now on the Stearns County website, https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/1751,  took effect Jan. 1, 2025.The ordin...

Group aims to fill Becker’s child care needs

A core team of staff from the city, Sherburne County, the Initiative Foundation, Greater St. Cloud Development Corp., Becker Public Schools, and community activists and leaders have taken the initiative to find ...

Team effort behind Becker Christmas Eve meal

Nearly one hundred area residents enjoyed an outstanding Christmas Eve dinner held at the Becker American Legion due to some incredible team work from numerous volunteers.And just like an intricate recipe, the t...

G-Will Liquors completes renovations

G-Will Liquors completed their recent renovations and promptly reopened on December 23, 2024.  Regular customers will note the expanded space and selection. According to Manager Nicole Banyai, the store is almos...

Demolition commences at superette site

Demolition on part of the building around Bill’s Superette in Becker is underway at the site of the former Anderson Gilyard building. The Becker post office will continue to operate in the same portion of the bu...

Minnesota DNR celebrates major 2024 accomplishments

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released a summary of significant 2024 accomplishments that advanced the DNR’s mission of working with Minnesotans to conserve and manage the state’s natural res...

Christ the Savior is born

2024: A Year-In-Review

It’s that time of the year again when the Patriot re-visits some of the top stories we featured in the 2024 calendar year.General NewsA year after detecting a leak of tritiated water from its Monticello Nuclear ...

County Year-In-Review

It was a busy and productive time for the Sherburne County Board in 2024. The board approved hundreds of agenda items throughout the year, and below are a few of those decisions the board made in 2024.The board ...