County Proposing 1.5% Levy Increase

The Sherburne County Board approved the 2016 preliminary levy Tuesday in the amount of $42,978,238.   That represents a 1.5% increase over the 2015 levy of $42,323,421, which was increased 1.76 % from the year b...

Construction Manager Hired For Expansion

The Sherburne County Board Tuesday hired Adolfson & Peterson Construction (A&P) as the construction manager to review the plans for the potential Government Center expansion, work with the architect, BWB...

Railroad Work

Maintenance, New Levy On School Agenda

Discussion of a new 10-year long-term facilities maintenance plan, approval of a “maximum” preliminary levy certification, a review of recent test results and approval of transportation vehicle leases were among...

Quilter Bujalski Adds One To Her ‘Bucket List’

As Clear Laker Marilyn Bujalski learned more about the world of quilting shows after taking it up in 2000, the idea formed that she would sometime, somehow, get one of her creations into one of the major interna...

Red Tail Hawk Flies Free Again

A Clear Lake woman saw one of her animal rehabilitation projects come full circle Friday afternoon when she was able to release Shirley, a red tail hawk, back into the wild after several months of rehabilitation...

Homecoming Royalty

Perfect Weather For Palmer Day, Naturally

“It never rains on Palmer Day” is the unofficial motto of the annual early autumn festival held the first Saturday after Labor Day each year in Palmer Township, and the 2015 edition was certainly no exception.  ...

Tri Cap Earns Charities Review Council ‘Meets All Standards’ Seal

Tri-CAP announces that it has been certified in accountability and awarded the Charities Review Council “Meets All Standards” Seal.  The Certification and Seal indicate that Tri-CAP meets all twenty-seven of the...

Rum River Watershed Monitoring Finds Both Healthy & Impaired Waters

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with support from local governmental units, collected water samples from lakes and streams in the Rum River Watershed in 2013 and 2014.  According recently-released...