Last week, the Big Lake City Council finally approved final plans for the controversial street improvement project. Open ForumFollowing the trend of the last couple of months, several individuals spoke during op...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was sequestered from a posting on the Wright County website).Motorists who are traveling on Interstate 94 for their work commutes noticed Wednesday that work crews are on th...
Dairy2U is a modern-day milkman company that was founded by St. Cloud’s Brad Hagfors in 2019. Just this month, Hagfors and his company began to offer services within the areas of Patriot readership, including Cl...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was sequestered from a posting on the Wright County website).With dry conditions and high winds, 25 Minnesota counties were placed under burning restrictions Wed. morning. E...
The Big Lake School Board held their March meeting last week. They have started to make plans for prom and graduation, after the state released guidelines for the events.Prom and GraduationThe state recently sen...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was sequestered from a posting on the Newsbreak.com website).A fire destroyed two businesses in Big Lake early Monday, according to the city’s fire department.Fire crews res...
Big Lake Twp. held a brief regular meeting Wednesday, March 24. The board discussed franchise agreements and roads, as well as took care of some other regular business.Cartway Public HearingThe township held a p...
During their regular monthly meeting, Orrock Twp. answered a couple of questions regarding road and road sign maintenance. They also heard updates from the sheriff’s office and BLFD and prepared to be audited.R...
(Editor’s Note: The Patriot plans to run a recipe or two each week from locals and their favorite recipe books).Jello Tapioca Salad2 packages tapioca pudding mix;2-3 oz. packages of strawberry jello;3 cups water...
(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by BASC).April, 2021 marks the reopening of BASC in the new Senior Center at the Becker Community Center, Room 209. The Senior Center will be open Monday throu...
