New Playground At Palmer Park

By Susana Kuehne   Palmer Township is proud of its new playground installation at Palmer Park. After deciding the project was a great opportunity for the Clear Lake Lions to serve in a community where its member...

Clearview Retirees Excited About Retirement

By Penny Leuthard, Staff Writer    For seven faculty and staff members at Clearview Elementary, the end of this school year was extra bittersweet, as it was truly the last day of school for each of them.   Altho...

Clear Lake Youth Working Toward Eagle Scout Rank

By Penny Leuthard, Staff Writer    Boy Scout Christopher Benson is one step closer to his goal of achieving Eagle Scout rank after leading his troop in the planting of 30 white pine trees at Clear Lake Twp. Park...

Clear Lake City Council Holds Short Meeting

By Penny Leuthard, Staff Writer    With a short agenda, it was a quick meeting for the Clear Lake City Council Monday night.   Public Works   Public Works Supervisor Dustin Luhning told the council the current G...

Town Board Keeping Recycling The Same

Ken Francis, Staff Writer    The Clearwater Township Board decided it wasn’t the right time to change its recycling contract.   At the May monthly meeting, Andy Bright from Randy’s Environmental Services indicat...

Sewer Plant Upgrades Could Start Soon

By Ken Francis, Staff Writer    Major improvements to the Clearwater-Clear Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility could begin as early as next month.   Clearwater City Administrator Kevin Kress says bids for the pro...

County Launches New Website

By Ken Francis, Staff Writer   Sherburne County residents and business people will find it much easier to get county information after the county launched its new website last week.   The new format replaces the...

Cola Gathering

Governor Approves $3.3 M Road Improvements

By Bill Morgan, Staff Writer   Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bonding bill May 30, fulfilling the City of Becker’s request for $3.3 million for key infrastructure investments to the industrial park.     Becker plans ...

3 File For Dist. 2 County Board Seat

By Ken Francis, Staff Writer    Filings closed for elected offices Tuesday, and there will be at least one new elected official in Sherburne County in 2019.   Incumbent County Commissioner Ewald Petersen (Dist. ...