Refuge Rangers celebrate New Years

(Editor’s Note: The following article was writtne by story written by Asha Kanable (age 11) on behalf of the Refuge Rangers.)Happy New Year from the Refuge Rangers 4-H club! We wrapped up 2025 raising over $1,00...

Snap Fitness, Big Lake holds Grand Reopening!

The public was invited last month to join the owners and management of the Big Lake Snap Fitness store on Dec. 16 as they celebrated their Grand Reopening. The event featured a reveal of their refreshed and reva...

End of the holidays

It’s (not) too early (or late) to be thinking about New Year’s resolutions

This reporter decided to brave the wind and cold to discover what resolutions people planned to make for the new year. I chose to spend the noon hour at Dueling Brews in Becker. It was Sat., Dec. 20, and the mos...

Becker Legion hosts annual Christmas Dinner

The Becker American Legion Post 193 again played host to the annual Community Christmas Eve Dinner, serving up a traditional meal of turkey and all the fixings. Bill’s Family Foods from Becker played an integral...

Commuter bus service to begin in January

The Sherburne County Board last week approved a two-year pilot commuter bus service agreement to replace the NorthStar Commuter Rail service.The board approved the concept in early October. The bus service is ex...

Heart attack deaths spike during the winter holidays

The winter holidays can turn deadly as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. While being aware of the signs of a heart attack...

Man accused of fleeing in fog with a 0.22 BAC

Ryan Lee Bottema, 26, of Big Lake, is charged with one count of Felony Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle (609.487.3), one count of Gross Misdemeanor 3rd Degree DWI – Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within 2 ...

Embark on a path to self-improvement this year

There is always room to develop, grow and become a better person. With a new year on the horizon, setting self-improvement goals now can help anyone navigate a path to a better version of themselves.Here are som...

Making way for a new year, new building