Snwr Announces ‘Be Wild’ Campaign
The Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge invite the public to join them at the official kick-off of their Be Wild Capital Campaign to support nature education. The Friends, a 501c(3) nonprofit that supp...
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‘Protect Mn Pollinators’ Campaign Offers Guidance To Farmers And Rural Landowners
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is encouraging farmers and rural landowners to take steps to help protect Minnesota's insect pollinators. The MDA's “Protect Minnesota Pollinators” campaign bega...
Crop Survey Shows Boosts In Crop Yields
According to a 2015 national cover crop survey, 2014 corn yields saw a 2.1% average increase and a 4.2% average increase in soybeans nationally. Over 1,200 farmers were surveyed and it was conducted by the Conse...
Becker Runners/Walkers Hope To Continue To Impact Haiti
Becker is and has always been a community that loves to give to causes that not only benefit those from the local area — but to those across the state, nation and world. One such cause is the annual Haitian Hu...
Two Local Stores Fined $100 For Unlawful Tobacco Sales
“We blew it.” That was the remark from one of the co-owners of the Deli Plus gas station at Tuesday night’s city council meeting during a public hearing on tobacco violations. Kristy Gilyard-Kelly, 60, gave...
Palmer Board Approves Stormwater Plan
Approval of the next step in a stormwater management plan in the Cedar Point area, signing off on a lot line adjustment and road vacation in Schendzielos Estates and a discussion of design specifications for a r...
Fire Depts. Spend All Day At Sherco Battling Smoldering Coal
The Becker Fire Dept. was dispatched to Xcel Energy’s Sherco plant in Becker Thursday morning after receiving a call on a reported fire. Plant Director Ron Brevig reportedly called 911 after he noticed some sm...
2015 Crop Farming Has Yielded Success So Far
The USDA estimated corn crop conditions in the U.S. as of July 12, at 69% — considered “excellent” or “good.” That report remained unchanged from the previous week, but is a seven percent decrease from last y...
Refurbished P Cs Find New Homes
Last year, Sherburne County was one of 10 communities across the state selected by the Blandin Foundation to be part of the Blandin Broadband Communities. The program is an intensive, two-year partnership betw...
Visit The County Fair There’s Plenty To Learn!
The Sherburne County Fair began Thursday, kicking off with Daycare Day. Exhibitors showed up at 9 a.m., along with the Sherburne County 4-H, to get their presentations ready. There is much to see, much too do ...
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