Some cities in the U.S. have banned the use of plastic shopping bags in their stores as a way to help the environment. Liz Houck Kampa of Big Lake has found a different way of dealing with the issue - and it’s...
Sherburne County has revised its cost participation policy with cities and townships for construction projects. Tuesday, Sherburne County Public Works Director Andrew Witter presented the county commissioners ...
Improvements to the Clearwater Lions Pavilion are making a big impact on rentals. Earlier this year, the Clearwater City Council approved the use of sales tax money to upgrade the pavilion to make it more desi...
This past summer three Clearwater veterans, Kellen Utpadel, Melissa Olson Wiese and Glen Schreiner, were awarded ‘quilts of valor’ by the local organization Three of a Kind. All three are members of the Clearwat...
When Bob Foizie was just out of high school and standing on the shores of the Carrickfergus Castle in Northern Ireland in 1941, he met a shy, Irish lass by the name of Hazel, who was at the boat landing with her...
This month, several locations in the multi-county Central MN area team will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan's Purse project, Operation Christmas Child—joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gif...
The weather for Clearview Elementary School’s second Night in the Woods wasn’t quite as nice as it was for their first event last winter, but that didn’t stop attendees from taking part and enjoying the activiti...
Several Veteran’s Day events are scheduled for the area next Friday and throughout the weekend. Here are just a few: The Becker High and Middle Schools will be hosting a Veteran’s Day program Friday morning at...
As the population ages, healthcare facilities are dealing with more and more elderly individuals. This past summer, CentraCare Health - Monticello opened its new Geriatric Behavior Health unit - an innovative ...
After more than two hours of discussion last week, the Clearwater City Council agreed to continue working on a moble food unit ordinance. But there are still lots of unanswered questions about what the ordin...
