County Opts Out Of ‘Granny Pod’ Bill

In a unanimous vote last week, the Sherburne County Board agreed to opt out of a new bill that would allow for the installation of small homes on family property.   The bill was intended as a short-term  solutio...

Historical Tours Offered During Clearwater Heritage Days

The Clearwater Area Historical Society offered historical tours during Clearwater’s Heritage Days celebration last weekend, their fourth year doing so.   Because of the popularity of previous tours, the group ha...

Art As You Like It

Ahhh Summer!

Palmer Board Deals With 1951 Issue

At Monday’s board meeting, the members of Palmer Twp. discussed road maintenance, a license agreement, a driveway request and election judge considerations.   License Agreement Attorney David Meyers said an agre...

Bear Encounters Becoming More Frequent Lately

Reports of bears roaming the backyards of Becker residents continues to flourish as a “baby” bear was photographed near the patio of Cinda and Jaiden Foley’s backyard earlier this week.   Just last week, Kristin...

Clear Lake Resident Marks 23 Years As Dnr Volunteer

For 23 years, Clear Lake resident Bob Iten has been a volunteer for the DNR (Department of Natural Resources), monitoring the lake levels on Lake Long in Sherburne County. He has no plans of retiring.   Long Lak...

37th Clearwater Rodeo Starts Friday

The 37th Annual Clearwater Rodeo, hosted by the Silver Bullet Saddle Club, takes place next weekend, Aug. 19-21 at the rodeo arena on Co. Rd. 7 in Clearwater Twp.    The rodeo is the biggest annual event in the ...

Clearwater Crowns 3 New Ambassadors

Three new young ladies were crowned as the 2016-17 Clearwater Royalty Friday evening after the Heritage Days parade.   Emily Hoyer is the new Miss Clearwater.   Kendra Sladky was chosen as Junior Miss Clearwater...

Heritage Days Activities

Heritage Days were in full swing last weekend as locals lined the streets for the parade and festivities. ...