Santiago continues work on roads

Santiago Twp. met last Wednesday and continued to work on road related items that appeared on the agenda.Road Supervisor Dave Jehoich updated the other supervisors on the shouldering projects that the township’s...

Big Lake welcomes pontoon manufacturer to city

At the recent city council meeting, a public hearing was held to consider a tax abatement for a business parcel for CDG (Carlson Development Group) Premier Marine Project. The purpose of a tax abatement is to gi...

BL Twp. approves 2022 levy

Last week, Big Lake Twp. reconvened their annual meeting. The meeting was again led by Eric Rosa, township resident who previously ran for a position on the board. The only change in the proposed levy from the o...

Truck driver killed in Silver Creek accident

(Editor’s Note: The following information was submitted by the Minnesota State Patrol).The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Silver Creek Twp. that ocurred Monday night.The crash happened ...

Heated words again exchanged at Clearwater Twp. meeting

Heated words were again exchanged at September’s Clearwater Twp. meeting concerning the ongoing discussion on whether or not to apply for Nixon Lake to become a no-wake lake.In June, the Nixon Lake Committee ask...

Past and Present Palmer Royalty!

School bells are back ringing

Guess what?It’s back to school time in the area and schools were bustling with activity as teachers, students and bus drivers made their way to the schools.With Labor Day past as well as the Great Minnesota Get ...

September is National Recovery Month – “Recovery is for Everyone”

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Recovery Community Network.)Recovery Month is a national observance held every September. Started in 1989, Recovery Month educates Americans that substa...

Variance request incites ordinance change

During open forum, Bryan Zachman spoke during the Becker City Council Meeting Tuesday regarding a variance he had requested for a six foot fence. The current city ordinance allows for a four foot fence. He wante...

Fall Parish Festival returns to St. Luke’s

Parishioners and guests were ready and excited for the return of St. Luke’s Catholic Church’s Fall Parish Festival, held at the end of August each year. Like nearly every other event in 2020, the Clearwater chur...