New Treasurer Sworn In At Santiago

The swearing in of newly-elected officers, approval of a bid for brush cutting work in the township and an annual report from the Becker Fire Dept. were among the items on the agenda at the regular meeting of th...

Alzheimer’s Project Launch A Success

A group of around 50 area residents joined the ACT on Alzheimer’s – Becker action team members for the group’s Kick-Off Dinner Tuesday evening at Grace Lutheran Church.  The program included several guest speake...

Brown Bill Opposes Transgender School Ruling

Becker Sen. Dave Brown In response to concerns from Minnesota families regarding the Minnesota High School Leagues transgender policy decision,  introduced the Student Safety and Physical Privacy Act (S.F. 1543)...

Big Crowd For Small Farms Day

More than 50 individuals turned out for the Small Farms Day program hosted by the Sherburne Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) at the Sherburne History Center in Becker last Saturday.  Event coordinator...

Area Libraries Plan Events

Becker Public Library The Becker Public Library will host a “Recycled Robots Workshop” Thur., March 19.  Children age five to 12 are invited to take part in a 4 to 5 p.m. creative arts program using recycled mat...

‘Leprechaun Chase’ Draws A Crowd

The early spring sunshine highlighted the bright green costumes worn by many of the runners as the annual “Chase a Leprechaun 5K” kicked off the St. Patrick’s Day celebration season at the Becker Community Cente...

Palmer Cartway Headed To Court

A closed session followed the regular meeting of the Palmer Township Board Monday night for the purpose of discussing the recent appeal filed in the matter of the Westby cartway that the board had approved in De...

Fund Adjustment On School Board Agenda

Discussion and approval of motion to readjust the FY 2016 general fund balance and to engage an outside consultant during consideration of potential staffing cuts was approved by the Becker Board of Education du...

Peter Pan In Progress

Act On Alzheimers