The weather was perfect and the crowds were huge for last Saturday’s 18th annual Palmer Day celebration. The day kicked off with the 5K Fun Run/Walk with 124 participants, a record number. First place in the men...
Summer is almost over, but work is continuing at Clearwater city parks. A sprinkler system and new sod was recently installed at the ballfield at Sportsman’s Park, and more work is being done at home plate and...
About 300 people in Central Minnesota will have a chance to get trained for a job in retail, thanks to a grant by the Walmart Foundation. Last week, about 50 stakeholders gathered at the Workforce Center in M...
Several Becker Middle School students participated in a community mission trip project last month and one of the projects was hosting a Heroes Dinner at Becker Baptist Church Aug. 13. The students opened the ...
Over 100 Becker High School students enjoyed free food, games and beautiful weather at the Dream Team Fall Kickoff last Saturday at Kolbinger Park. The Dream (Drug Related Education Awareness Mentors) Team ...
Becker Police Chief Brent Baloun was honored for his 10th work anniversary at a recent city council meeting. Baloun has been with the department the last 10 years and prior to that was with the St. Cloud Polic...
A magician is a person who performs visual illusions and feats that viewers tend to believe as true — though the practice is just an art of tricking the viewer’s eyes and minds. One such magician lives in Beck...
On Sept. 11 at approximately 0223 hours, Becker Police were dispatched to Fairway Lane, in Becker, on a report of a burglary in progress. The responding officer observed an intoxicated male, identified as Zacker...
Students from the Becker Intermediate School won a Little Free Library kiosk in memory of Jennifer Kessler, a teacher who passed away from cancer six years ago at the age of 47. Many of the BIS children were t...
Governor Mark Dayton recently signed legislation declaring September 2016 as Local Heritage Preservation Month for the state of Minnesota. It seems appropriate that we acknowledge the value of heritage preserva...
