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Annual Rake the Town event serves 45+ homes

This Fall, Great River Faith in Action coordinated 31 groups to rake 46 yards in the local area during their Annual Rake the Town Event.  Hundreds of local individuals, families, and group volunteers took part i...

Board passes Co. Rd. 44 eminent domain resolution

The Sherburne County Board  last week passed a resolution to authorize the acquisition of property for the Co. Rd. 44 reconstruction project by eminent domain, if needed.Director of Public Works Andrew Witter sa...

Friends of the Becker Library grant update

The Friends of the Becker Library recently received a grant from the Central Minnesota Library Exchange to purchase furniture and shelving for the library. The library has now purchased the second half of the gr...

Becker voters weigh school levy, fill board seat in Nov. 4 election

Becker residents headed to the polls on Nov. 4 to decide two key issues affecting Becker Public Schools: whether to approve a new operating levy and who would fill a vacant school board seat. No city offices wer...

Benton County 4-H officers and volunteers at 2025 Training

The fellowship hall at First Presbyterian Church in Foley last Monday night was abuzz with focused conversation and laughter. Benton County 4-H club officers gathered in small groups, each diving into the respon...

Sherburne County joins Minnesota Nuclear Alliance

More organizations and Minnesotans are seeing the need for reliable nuclear power and joining the Minnesota Nuclear Energy Alliance (MNEA), which seeks to remove Minnesota’s nuclear moratorium. Two of the most r...

Becker woman accused of stealing over $169k from vulnerable 82-year-old

(Editor’s Note: The following article was appropriated from North Metro Watch MN Facebook page and was verified as true by the Becker Police Department). Charges were filed last Saturday by a summons.A 38-year-o...

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Area Voters Reject Requests for More School Funding

Becker and Big Lake residents rejected school requests for more funding.    Becker BallotBecker ISD 726 asked voters to pass a revenue authorization to increase its general education revenue by $200 per pupil, s...