Last fall, the Patriot ran a story about the struggle of a local group, Options Inc., struggling to get by with the restrictions being forced on them by the state. Though some restrictions have been lifted for t...
The theme of last week’s Becker City Council meeting was internal review: the council reviewed the 2020 audit and prepared to conduct a water/utilty study and a job classification study.2020 Annual AuditThe coun...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Big Lake PD).April 27 at approximately 2:18 a.m., Officer Tyler Hecht stopped a vehicle for illegal window tint. The driver was identified as Joshua The...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by the Big Lake PD).On April 29 at approximately 9:37 p.m., Officer Tim Mikelson observed a Ford F150 swerve over the center line and back into its lane severa...
(Editor’s Note: The Patriot plans to run a recipe or two each week from locals and their favorite recipe books. If you have one you’d like to share, contact the Patriot at 763-275-0275).Never Fail Chocolate Cake...
The Palmer Twp. Board met Monday evening for their May meeting, discussing several agenda items including the Water Surface Ordinance for area lakes.The board has identified some confusion and miscommunication r...
During the planning stage of the new Clear Lake Twp. Hall, township supervisors drew up a list of interior items they wanted included to reflect the history of the area. Not long ago one of those items was compl...
The Wave Youth Center in Big Lake kicked off its summer programming this month. After being shut down for most of last year, the center is making its “reintroduction to the community,” in the words of Kat Nau-Ja...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was sequestered from the Wright County website).One of the primary causes of death and serious injury to young people is the result of inexperienced drivers being behind the...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to the Patriot by the MNDNR).Typically a homeowner in any neighborhood that doesn’t regularly mow the lawn is viewed as being lazy, inattentive and neglectful....
