The Minnesota Department of Transportation is excited to invite the public to submit creative snowplow names for the agency’s fifth Name a Snowplow contest. Past winners have included names like Taylor Drift, Pl...
This winter, make reading your great escape. Challenge yourself to read more this season with the Winter Reading Challenge at Great River Regional Library.The 2025 Winter Reading Challenge, “The Great Escape,” b...
A utility worker died Tuesday after falling from a boom truck bucket on a job site in Orrock Township, according to Commander Ben Zawacki.Thomas L. Stewart, 59, of Dayton, fell at about 1:55 p.m. while working i...
Following reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation searching autism treatment centers in St. Cloud and Minneapolis after finding “substantial evidence” of fraud connected to the state-funded Early Intensiv...
The spirit of Christmas was in full force in Clearwater last Saturday, with several holiday events happening around town.The fun started at Rejoice Lutheran as its families and youth hosted the church’s annual E...
Following is Part II of the Patriot’s shopping local feature that focuses on numerous local merchants who have some fantastic gift ideas for your gift-giving process.Shopping local keeps your holiday shopping mo...
Fire Trucks and Police Vehicles gathered at Lakeside Park last Thursday to depart at 5:30 p.m., for their annual “Lights Parade with Santa” to benefit the Big Lake Community Food Shelf. The emergency personnel...
Tax rates in many jurisdictions in Sherburne County could be increasing in 2025.A report released by the auditor-treasurer’s office late last month shows six of seven cities and seven of 10 townships in the coun...
The Palmer Township Board met Monday evening for the final meeting of 2024, discussing snowplowing and other winter related items.Supervisor Steve Demeules reviewed details of the snowplowing ordinance, remindin...
Makayla Hoefs (17) stood before the full Becker City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 3 to explain “Coding for Cookies”, an initiative started by the Becker Robotics Team CIS 4607 to offer robotics education to Girl Sco...
