Rep. Jim Newberger

The legislature adjourned for the year and as you know, Gov. Dayton vetoed three major bills that had strong bipartisan support. Those bills were, Education, Job Growth & Energy Affordability and Agriculture...

Snwr Hosting First Ever 2015 Photography/Essay Contest

The contest is open to kids, grades K-12. To participate, youth should mail an 8x10 print of their picture and an entry form to the Refuge Headquarters by the Sept. 1 deadline. At the Fall Wildlife Festival on S...

Senior Picnic

Music And Reflections At Baccalaureate Service

The 2015 Baccalaureate Service was hosted by the Becker Baptist Church Thursday evening, and featured a full program of student music and reflections from former and current BHS students and mentors who have com...

Bhs Seniors Honored At Scholarship Night

Graduating seniors, proud parents, program donors and award presenters gathered for the annual Becker High School Senior Scholarship Program last Wednesday evening in the school auditorium. Stipends from a host ...

Sombre Skies On Memorial Day

Grey skies and rain were the order of the day Monday as area residents gathered to pay their respects to fallen military veterans at local cemeteries in honor of Memorial Day.   The Honor Guard and Rifle Company...

Graff Retires From Veterans Services

Sherburne County Veterans Service Officer Gene Graff retired Friday after seven years with the county.   Graff, who grew up on a farm in Northfield, has served his country in one capacity or another since leavin...

Bird Flu Outbreak In County

Avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has killed more than eight million birds in Minnesota’s  poultry flocks in 2015.   It’s approaching 33 million in Iowa.   Some were victims of the flu itself. Bu...

Rail Line Work, Big Lake To Becker, Is Underway

Burlington Northern Santa Fe  contractors from Aimes Construction have begun dirt work in preparation for the installation of a second line of track between Big Lake and Becker.   “Earlier this year BNSF  announ...

Xcel Settles With Environmentalists On Emissions Control

Xcel Energy — long criticized by environmentalists as catalysts to pollution throughout the state — has come to an agreement to bridle emissions at their Sherco Power Plant in Becker.   The agreement will help r...