While most people get rid of their old clothes, Clear Lake resident Alberta Brown repurposes hers into practical works of art. Brown practices the traditional art of rug making, weaving colorful rag rugs on he...
Representatives of around 20 local businesses attended the Clear Valley Business Connection (CVBC) annual meeting and 5th annual chili cook-off held at Rejoice Lutheran Church in Clearwater Thursday. Expo Ini...
Students from Becker’s seventh grade classes held a week-long “Penny Challenge War” between Jumpstarts (advisory rooms). Penny wars fundraisers are often used in schools or similar settings to raise money for...
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...
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...
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...
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’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...
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...
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...
