Mary Of The Visitation Block Party

Sunday at Mary of the Visitation in Becker, parish members put on a wonderful fundraising block party event for community members from Becker, Big Lake and surrounding communities. Every year they rotate holding...

Lakes Free Of Zebra Mussels

The Sherburne County lakes associations have had their hands full in recent years, dealing with effects of water runoff and invasive aquatic species.   But they received good news this week from the county Soil ...

Board Split On Court Design Plan

After a 30-minute discussion Tuesday, the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners voted, 3-2 to use a digital 3D model to design the new courtrooms in the new courts building.   Part of the Government Center exp...

Bhs Students Celebrate We Day At Xcel

Becker High School National Honor Society students spent the day at WE Day at Xcel Energy Center Tuesday.    WE Day celebrates youth for making a difference in their local and global communities. It strives to g...

Clearview Sixth Graders Create Emergency Classroom Buckets

Clearview sixth-graders this week created emergency buckets filled with supplies for each of the school’s classrooms.   The idea was conceived when students and staff became aware that in the event of school loc...

Residents Approach Haven Board With Concerns

Residents went before the Haven Township board with issues during their meeting Monday night.   Landing Closure Lois Campbell approached the board to discuss concerns with the township fencing off their landing ...

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...