A forestry update, an annual report, emergency operations, the purchase of a WWTF vehicle, an update on Hwy. 10/1st Street and a visit from dozens of area volunteers were all part of Tuesday’s Becker City Counc...
In 2012 a friend asked Clearwater resident Donna Ebner if she wanted to try her hand at making goat’s milk soap. She thought it sounded fun, and had such a good time making it she ended up with a large supply an...
The Sherburne County Fairgrounds is getting another new building. Last month, the county board approved the construction of a new 80’x40’ horse shelter. Tuesday, the board approved the construction of a new...
Most of Monday’s Becker School Board meeting dealt with fiscal year budgets and results from the stakeholder input surveys. Fiscal Year Budgets Joe Prom, director of business services, was on-hand and gave a r...
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 ...
