BL Twp. to donate fire gear

During their recent meeting, the Big Lake Town Board considered the donation of equipment from the fire department. The Big Lake Fire Department has some extrication equipment it no longer needs. The fire board ...

Sen. Mathews to serve as co-chair on Senate Energy Committee

Sen. Andrew Mathews (R-Princeton) announced last Wednesday he will serve as the Republican Co-Chair on the Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee while the 33-33 power sharing agreement is i...

CCA announces construction of new campus in Big Lake

Covenant Christian Academy is excited to share that permits have been secured, and construction on its new classical Christian school campus in Big Lake will begin in the coming weeks. The doors will open for th...

Locals attend Trump Inauguration

Several locals from Central Minnesota decided to make the trek to Washington, D.C. on Monday to be a part of the Donald Trump Inauguration.Amy Fenske and Gail Wilkinson of Becker were a couple of those trekkers ...

Escape With GRRL’s Winter Reading Challenge

“Winter reading is a great escape,” says  Becker and Big Lake Librarian Hilary Dawson. The sentiment reminds area residents there’s still time to be a part of Great River Regional Library’s (GRRL) annual Winter ...

County seeking $1.38m for Co. Rd. 11 project

The Sherburne County Board Tuesday passed a resolution in support of submitting an application to the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program to complete planning ...

Old fashioned Holiday Winter Dance Show

Palmer discusses fire contract with Clear Lake City Council

Chad Nelson of the Clear Lake City Council stopped in to the local Palmer Twp. meeting to discuss the fire contract with the board. Nelson said going forward there will be separate service contracts for each of ...

Becker Food Shelf holds quarterly meeting

The Becker Food Shelf Board met last week to discuss several topics including a notice to the community of their new location at Becker Furniture World.Executive Director/Treasurer Marilyn Danielson was joined b...

Mayor and City Council members sworn In

Just prior to the Wed., Jan. 8 meeting of the Big Lake City Council, Mayor Paul Knier and Council Members Paul Seefeld and Ken Geroux were sworn in by City Clerk Gina Wolbeck.  Knier ran unopposed in this past N...