After an hour-long public hearing and discussion a few weeks back, the Sherburne County Board voted, 3-2 to amend the county’s tobacco ordinance.A number of people spoke in favor of the changes. Some business ow...
Tax rates in some jurisdictions in Sherburne County could be increasing in 2026.A report released by the auditor-treasurer’s office last week shows six of eight cities and three of nine townships in the county a...
Becker’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon (BTYR) committee held its Turkey Bingo event last Saturday at Pebble Creek, and the results were a gobbling success.Ten games of bingo were called, with winners claiming a $50 p...
Charges filed recently in Sherburne County in the 10th Judicial District allege that three former employees of the City of Clear Lake defrauded the city of over $200,000 from late 2022 through 2023.The former em...
An organized, sophisticated phishing scheme targeting Becker township residents was discussed at Monday’s town board meeting.Township Clerk Lucinda Messman talked about the ongoing issue, wherein the fraudsters ...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Citizen Editor Gary W. Meyer returned Oct. 16 from a 15-day tour to World War II war sites in Europe, visiting the countries of Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium and France. The tour was...
A crowd of about 60 people gathered in the main worship area of Saron Lutheran Church in Big Lake, on Wednesday evening, November 5. They gathered to honor all U.S. Veterans, their commitment, and sacrifices. ...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to the Patriot by Ketti Green, a member of the Big Lake Beyond the Yellow Ribbon organization).The Big Lake American Legion Post 147 proudly kicked off Veteran...
The Orrock Township Board met Wed., Oct. 22. Board Chair Anne Felber, Supervisors Paul Ellinger, Bryan Adams, Dalton Keiderling and Peter Owen, were present. Steve Mockenhaupt spoke on behalf of the Ann Lake I...
Tuesday morning marked another Veterans Day celebration for Becker Public Schools, as all four buildings hosted a celebration. The Becker American Legion Color Guard was present to post the colors for the ceremo...
