Kwik Trip Start May Be Into 2018

In a quick meeting Tuesday, the Becker City Council conducted business on their agenda in just 24 minutes.   Kwik Trip Community Development Director Marie  Pflipsen asked council to approve a letter she drafted...

City To Paint Curbs To Discourage Parking

The Clearwater City Council is taking steps to deal with parking issues on Ash Street.   Earlier this summer, the city designated new bike lanes on Ash and Main Streets.   But despite numerous “No Parking” signs...

Mike + You = Cure Update

Day 58 Mike Garland is in Louisiana and expects to finish his trek down the Mississippi River by Sunday.   Near Tunica on days 57-58, Mike made camp along the river after paddling 50+ miles on a hot, windy day. ...

Becker Pd Looking To Outfit Officers With Body Cameras

The shooting death of a woman by cops in Minneapolis in July sparked discussion in police departments all across the country on whether officers should be required to wear and operate body cams. The two officers...

Hunter Lake Bluffs Park Opens In Clear Lake

Clear Lake has a new park and playground for residents to enjoy in the Hunter Lake Bluffs Development.   Discussions on the park began last year. When the development was built the now-dissolved homeowner’s asso...

September Is National Library Card Sign Up Month

September is National Library Card Sign-Up month, and Great River Regional Library (GRRL) has joined forces with the American Library Association and libraries across the country to highlight the ways library ca...

Clearview Planning For Start Of School Year

School will be back in session next week, and teachers and staff at Clearview Elementary are excited and ready for the opportunities and challenges the new year will bring. Classes begin Wednesday.   This fall m...

St. Luke’s Parish Festival

Samantha Pounds And Her Angelic Voice

Becker High School Senior Samantha Pounds has been selected to be a member of the 2017-18 Minnesota All-State Mixed Choir.   Pounds recently took part in the All-State Choir Camp at St. John’s University in Coll...

Community Picnic To Be Held At Goenner Park In Clear Lake

Living Waters Church in Clear Lake is inviting the public to the community picnic they’re hosting at Goenner Park Sept. 10. From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.   “The event is free and open to everyone,” said Deb Moengen....