Clearview Celebrates ‘Whirled Peace’

Pinwheels held high and spinning merrily in the wind, Clearview Elementary third-graders paraded their way outdoors Wednesday morning to celebrate International Day of Peace with Pinwheels for Peace.   Pinwheels...

Mushroom Identification Program Held At Lake Maria State Park

Nearly 70 people gathered at the Lake Maria State Park nature center Sunday to learn how to identify and collect Minnesota’s wild mushrooms.   Ron Spinosa, Minnesota Mycological Society member and mushroom exper...

Homecoming King & Queen 2016

County Supporting 3 Broadband Projects

The Sherburne County Board of Commissioners Tuesday gave its support to three separate broadband projects that would bring high-speed internet to a number of areas in the county.   Assistant Administrator Dan We...

They Came Home Quietly. They Reunite Saturday.

They have been largely quiet for 50 years.   Perhaps they’ve marched in a Legion outfit in a local parade. They may have held offices with military groups.   But they came together - locally - for the first time...

Homecoming Activities Brings Variety To School Week

The Becker Public School District had a variety of fun happenings this week including dress-up days, coronation,  a pep fest and other activities ahead of their homecoming football game Friday night.   Sunday ni...

Bentley Boo On Long Road To Recovery

Allie and Daniell Gohman have had an extremely fast-moving, trying 2015-16.   In July of 2015, they got married after being together for 11 years. In January of 2016, they bought a new home in Becker and they an...

Garland Welcomed Home By Throngs Of Well Wishers

After four months out west bringing awareness to cancer research, Mike Garland of Becker has returned home.   Saturday, hundreds of Mike’s most faithful followers stood along Pine Street outside of Beck’s Pub an...

City To Join Hwy. 25 River Crossing Coalition

A light agenda produced a quick meeting Becker City Council meeting Tuesday night. Highway 25 Coalition City Administrator Greg Pruszinske brought forth a request to draft a letter to join the Mississippi River ...

Scouts Sign Up Night Sept 22

Pack and troop leaders from the Central Minnesota Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be available Thursday, September 22nd from 6 to 7 pm. at several local elementary schools to sign up new Cub and Boy Sc...