By passing Minnesota utilities regulators, Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Tuesday allowing Xcel Energy to build a large natural gas-fired power plant in Becker. The bill was pioneered by Rep. Jim Newberger and S...
Last Weekend’s Celebrate Becker event was aimed at “Bringing Community Together.” Their aim was right on target. “This new community-wide event — sponsored by the Becker Chamber — was a huge success,” said ...
Diamond A Farm, a family farm run by Lynn Ayers and her siblings, is making sure clean water is part of its legacy. Diamond A Farm recently received its certification through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Qua...
Friday, the Minnesota House of Representatives announced its concurrence with HF3 as amended by the Minnesota Senate, a bill facilitating the building of a natural-gas fired power plant to replace the two coal-f...
Clear Lake Fire Chief Ron Koren was recently awarded the Clear Lake Fire Dept.’s Firefighter of the Year, a distinction that goes to the person determined by peers to best exemplify the positive characteristics ...
The Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (MDA) is starting a project to prevent nitrates from entering groundwater in Sherburne County. Tuesday, Jennifer Gallus, who works in the fertilizer field unit of the MDA, ...
Rep. Jim Newberger dropped a bombshell on DNR officials Tuesday evening at their last stakeholders planning meeting, announcing his was introducing legislation to get the DNR to the table for more specific fores...
On Wednesday, the Sherburne History Center, held its second installment of the 2017 Winter Lecture Series. The speaker was Renae Elert, a graduate student in the history department at St Cloud State University a...
The Wright County Board earlier this month approved soliciting proposals for a construction manager for a new courts building. The facility will be a connection to the existing Wright County Jail/Law Enforceme...
