Dazzlers A Mighty Vortex At Freedom Days

“Whirlwind!”    That is the word used by Dazzler Head Coach Laura Anderson that best describes this  summer for the Becker High School Dazzlers dance team.   The Dazzlers held a four day Freedom Days dance camp ...

Turtle River Man Dies In Two Vehicle Accident In Becker

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident that happened at 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Hwy. 10 and Sherburne Avenue in Becker.   A 2010 Ford light-duty truck driven by 43-year-old Tam...

Freedom Day Festivities

Positive On Solar, Negative On Shoreland Expansion

Requests for comments on a proposed solar farms packet and a new shoreline ordinance from the relevant Sherburne County agencies, acceptance of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) annual report and a...

Heated Exchange Over Stray Bullets At Haven

A heated exchange over the Haven Township Board’s response to an incident involving two stray bullets striking a home in the area ended when Chairman Jeff Schlingmann brought down the gavel after a series of com...

Campbell Film A Powerful Message

The audience that has just seen the film “Glenn Campbell…I’ll Be Me” Sunday night in the Performing Arts Center at BHS appeared to be impressed, and a bit dazed, by the insights they had just received.   The fil...

Full House For Senior Picnic

The Freedom Days picnic sponsored by the Becker Area Senior Center (BASC) drew a capacity crowd to Kolbinger Park Tuesday afternoon, with a capacity crowd on hand to enjoy a menu of fried chicken and potato sala...

Officer Lindbloom Nabs Three Suspects From Brainerd

Three young people — one a juvenile — are in custody  in connection with a fire Monday night at a unit at a hospital in Brainerd.    All thanks to the awareness of one Becker Police Officer.    At about 7 p.m. M...

A Very Special Father’s Day For Josh Ihrke

Sunday, fathers from all over the world will be receiving ties, shirts, electronic devices and probably jewelry as part of this country’s Father’s Day homage.   But one Becker father got the greatest gift imagin...

Becker Umc Ends Sunday Services At Historic Church

One of Becker’s oldest church is closing its doors.   Sort of.   Becker United Methodist Church voted  May 20 to end  their Sunday services effective July 1. But, the church will remain where it is and will be ...