As part of Tuesday’s Becker City Council meeting, Mayor Lefty Kleis proclaimed April 5 as National Service Recognition Day in Becker and invited volunteers from the Minnesota Foster Grandparents and RSVP program...
In a surprise move Thursday, Minnesota DNR officials agreed to a one-year moratorium on timber harvesting in the state-owned portion of Sand Dunes State Forest. The action came at the end of a Minnesota House...
The Clearwater City Council is reviewing what it might cost to replace a driveway curb on Bluff Street. At the last council meeting, Wally and Diane Eisenschenk of 265 Bluff Street asked the council to conside...
The 12th Annual Central Minnesota Job Fair had a better turnout than expected, as 89 businesses and 472 job seekers turned out last Thursday at Monticello High School. That was up from last year, when 75 busines...
Cans, bottles and boxes were stacked high at Clearview Elementary School last week. Cereal was mixed up with soup and macaroni was piled with spaghetti sauce. The scene wasn’t lunchtime disorganization, it wa...
The Clearwater City Council is a step away from implementing an ordinance that would allow residents to use golf carts on selected city streets. Last November, residents from Clearwater Estates approached the ...
The weather didn’t cooperate, but that didn’t stop excited kids at the Hope Blooms 7th Annual Egg Hunt from their quest for eggs. Approximately 125 people attended the Clear Lake event March 26, down from thei...
To link or not to link. That is the question facing officials in Sherburne and Stearns counties regarding the feeder bus service for the NorthStar Commuter Train. Officials from both counties met last week a...
First communion is a rite of passage in Christian churches, and Rejoice Lutheran Church in Clearwater is no exception. Sunday, (April 3), nine third graders will be taking their first communion at Rejoice. To ...
“I want to have 100 descendants before I die.” Those were the words uttered by 83-year-old Shirley Cox, who for years has seen the branches of her family tree extend to higher elevations year-in and year-out....
