Council May Change Incentive Program
The Clearwater City Council is considering changing its Residential Growth Incentive Program. When the program started in mid-2013, it was designed to promote development by waiving water and sewer access cha...
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Landowners Learn About Buffer Law
About 25 Sherburne County residents attended an informational meeting Wednesday at Elk River City Hall regarding the Minnesota Buffer Law. The law was passed in 2015 and requires landowners to install buffer s...
Hovis Named St. Cloud Human Rights Enforcement Officer
Clearwater resident Heidi Hovis was recently named the new St. Cloud enforcement officer for the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR). Hovis stepped into her new role Dec. 1, and is based out of the hum...
Choir And Band Members Attend Festival In St. Cloud
Eleven Becker High School band members and 11 choir members attended the Granite Ridge Honors Festival, Jan. 7 at St. Cloud State University. Each Granite Ridge High School selects their top instrumentalist...
Lisa Chernick Has ‘Walked The Walk’
Lisa Chernick’s days as a newly-wed back in Chicago were supposed to be happy days. But they weren’t. She experienced domestic abuse, threats and alienation from her spouse. She finally realized her life wa...
Sheriff Brott Presents Annual Report To Cl Township
Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott attended the Clear Lake Township meeting Tuesday night to present the county’s 2016 Annual Report. Brott told the board there were 954 total contacts in the township for the...
Newberger, Mathews Introduce Gas Plant Bill At Capitol
Rep. Jim Newberger of Becker introduced a bill at the State Capitol Tuesday evening that would enable Xcel Energy to build a gas-powered power plant at Sherco to replace Units I&II due to decommission. New...
Transportation Expo Event A Big Success
Despite snowy and cold weather, the Transportation Career Expo and Hiring event held at the Monticello Workforce Center in December was a success. Tim Zipoy, business service specialist with Central Minnesota ...
Council May Change Incentive Program
The Clearwater City Council is considering changing its Residential Growth Incentive Program. When the program started in mid-2013, it was designed to promote development by waiving water and sewer access cha...
County To Consider Smoke Free Policy
Sherburne County Health & Human Services (HHS) is looking to establish a tobacco-free policy at the Government Center. “This is something that’s important to our public health area and the health of the pe...
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