Eagles Fall To Legacy Christian

The Becker-Big Lake hockey team lost to Legacy Christian Thurs. with a score of 4-2.    Teams were scoreless in the first. In the second, Legacy Christian got the advantage but scoring 2 goals, the Eagles scorin...

Usda Honoree

‘Oz’ Opening Night Almost Here

The orchestra pit is open and the yellow safety tape stretches the width of the stage at the BHS Performing Arts Center, which can only mean that the fall musical is almost ready to open. Music director Renee Fl...

K9 Duo Visit Becker Senior Center

Like a good showman, Deputy Trevor Tuorilla saved the best part of the show for the end as he and his K9 partner visited the Becker Area Senior Center (BASC) Thursday afternoon.  He began his presentation with a...

Toys For Tots

The white stuff is now flying and the temperatures are dropping, this means Christmas is just around the corner. This year you could help make Christmas a little brighter for a child in need by helping out the C...

Snwr Hosting Christmas Bird Count Dec 19

A Christmas bird count will be held at Sherburne Naitonal Wildlife Refuge on Sat. Dec. 19 starting at 8 am at the Refuge headquarters. Sherburne NWR volunteers survey winter bird species within a circle with its...

Sgt. Heather M. Hoglund Promoted To Sergeant

Effective Dec. 1, Officer Heather Hoglund was promoted to Sergeant, California Highway Patrol as part of the Southern Division Community Engagement and Recruitment Team (CERT) in Los Angeles.   Hoglund spent her...

No Pay Increase For Commissioners, Again

The Sherburne County Board voted Tuesday not to raise their salaries for 2016.   It was the third straight year they voted for no increase, and the sixth time in the last seven years.   Commissioner Rachel Leona...

Loved Ones Remembered At Hospice Tree Lighting

About 40 people attended the Hospice Memory Tree Lighting ceremony Tuesday evening - a tradition that goes back about 20 years.   The event was a partnership between CentraCare Monticello, CentraCare Healthcare ...

Ounty Seeking New Program Aid Formula

For years, members of the Sherburne County Board and county boards across the state have been concerned about the lack of funding for certain state-mandated programs and services.   Tuesday, the county board pas...