A recent article posted on the WJON Radio website reported 60 percent of the groundwater monitoring wells sampled across central Minnesota are contaminated with nitrates well above the safe drinking water standa...
Local caucuses will be held Tuesday evening, kicking off a series of political activities leading to the election of our next President in November. At the caucuses, Democrat and Republican (and other parties) ...
In 1970 a group of area farmers got together and started the St. Cloud NFO (National Farmers Organization) Livestock Marketing Center in Clear Lake. That was 46 years ago, and today that organization is stronger...
In a 4-1 vote last week, the Wright County Board of Commissioners decided to remain a member of the Tri-County Forensics Lab Joint Powers partnership - at least until the current agreement expires in 2018. Las...
The Clearwater City Council tabled a decision last week on whether to extend its residential growth incentive program. The program reimburses new home owners for water and sewer access charges (WAC & SAC),...
A group of 20 officials from cities and government agencies around the area met at the Sherburne County Government Center last Friday morning to hear the latest on the challenges and potential solutions to serio...
Mike Garland of Santiago Twp. is at it again. Last year, Garland biked across eight states to aid the Relay for Life American Cancer Society. This year, he plans to walk from the Mexican border to the Canad...
Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade. — Rudyard Kipling Gardens are made by kneeling in the soil, getting one’s hands dirty and having lots of patience. And with Sp...
On the agenda for the Feb. 22 Haven Township Board Meeting was reports from Representative Jim Knoblach and Sherburne County Sheriff Jeff Brott along with the Sauk Rapids Fire Department contract. Sheriff’s An...
