Mathews appointed to police council

Sen. Andrew Mathews (R – Princeton) was selected by Senate Majority Leader Gazelka  Wednesday to join the Ensuring Police Excellence and Improving Community Relations Advisory Council.The council consists of six...

MSHSL considering fall football, volleyball

A select group of parents, athletes and coaches have kicked off a campaign to petition the state and the MSHSL to re-instate high school football and volleyball to their rightful place in the fall sports season....

Briggs Lake store holds grand opening

Despite the absence of the wildly popular annual Palmer Day festivities, Mitch and Jen Wipper (new owners of Briggs Lake General Store), did their best to bring the fun to Palmer last Saturday on what would have...

Clearwater Twp. reviews zoning request

During their meeting last week, resident James Thomas approached the Clearwater Twp. Board to discuss his zoning request.He explained he owns 30 acres on Jarvis Ave., which he would like to split two 10-acre lot...

Meyers joins BL development team

Big Lake City announced this week the hiring of a new city planner.Lucinda Meyers joined the community development team at Big Lake earlier this year after serving the City of Jordan as their senior planner in S...

Fire at Northern Metals quenched

Tuesday, at approximately 7:01 p.m., a fire was reported occurring at the Northern Metals Recycling Plant, 12432 Energy Drive SE in Becker. The fire was discovered by maintenance employees on a conveyor belt in ...

Becker police chase stolen vehicle to St. Cloud

Sunday, at approximately 10:22 p.m., a Becker Police Officer received a traffic complaint of a vehicle traveling into Becker on Hwy. 10. The officer observed the vehicle weaving and having a hard time staying wi...

Big Lake Twp. holds annual meeting

The Big Lake Twp. meeting of Sept. 9 rolled the annual meeting and the regular meeting into one.RoadsThe township road fund has been increasing for the last few years as roads near the end of their life cycle. O...

BL Cheerleaders host Lions Youth Day

Big Lake Lions Youth Day took place Saturday, Sept. 12. The Big Lake Lions Club along with the Big Lake High School cheerleading team hosted the event at Lions Park in Big Lake Twp.Activities for KidsSome of the...

Ribbon Cutting!