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CW Twp. approves fire contract with city

During their November meeting, the Clearwater Twp. Board reviewed and finalized input on their fire service contract with the City of Clearwater; recommendations from Twp. Attorney Mike Couri were received prior...

CMAB Grant awarded to area artist

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Central Minnesota Arts Board)At the Nov. 11 meeting, the Central MN Arts Board (CMAB) awarded teaching Artist, Carol Moore $2,000 to conduct a watercolo...

Lynden Twp. approves fire service contract with CW City

During their November meeting, the Lynden Twp. Board finalized discussions on the fire service contract with the City of Clearwater; recommendations from Twp. Attorney Mike Couri and information from Clearwater ...

Big Lake City purchases fire truck

Council discussed purchasing a new fire truck to replace the 1996 truck. The new truck will be delivered in 2023 and is expected to last another 30 years. Council opted to save money by paying for the truck upfr...

County Declares November “Adoption Month”

Adoptions in Sherburne County have been down this past year, and staff from Health and Human services are working to find a way to locate homes for children who need them. In Minnesota, 129 children are waiting ...

BL Twp. approves fire truck purchase

During the recent Big Lake Town Board meeting, the board approved their half of the purchase of a new fire truck for the BLFD. The vehicle will be delivered in 2023. After some discussion about the risks involve...

Seniors, disabled blessed by GRFIA rakers

Great River Faith in Actions’ 18th Annual Rake the Town event had another successful proceeding.  GRFIA staff were busy coordinating yard raking projects for over 35 yards in the area utilizing over 250 voluntee...

Coloring Contest winners for Fire Week!

Becker postmaster offers advice on avoiding mail theft

In light of a couple of recent incidents of mail theft in the Becker area, including one incident in which a suspect was apprehended after police used a search warrant to find stolen mail in the individual’s hom...