Law Librarian ‘Moving On’

At an age when most people are retired or at least thinking about retiring, John McCooley, 73, is just “moving on.”   McCooley has been the Sherburne County Law Librarian for more than 11 years. Earlier this yea...

County Preparing For National 4 H Week

Sherburne County is kicking off National 4-H Week (Oct. 5-11) with a number of different activities.   Last weekend, they held the annual 4-H Open House to promote 4-H and offer people in the community a chance ...

Fall Harvest Looking Bountiful To Area Farmers

The fall harvest is commencing and farmers from all around the area are gathering their crops on what looks like a very productive season.   The USDA forecasts record-high corn and soybean production in 2014. Co...

Beautiful Colors

Homecoming Royalty Crowned At Bhs

Staff and students poured into the new performing arts center at Becker High School Thursday afternoon for the 2014 Homecoming Pep Fest, which included the crowning of a king, a queen, a prince and princess to r...

Group Working To Meet Alzheimer’s Challenges

More than 88,000 Minnesotans over the age of 65 are currently living with Alzheimer’s Disease, according to figures presented by ACT on Alzheimer’s, a state-wide volunteer group that is working to educate commun...

Wildlife Festival At Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Oct. 4

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Sherburne invite you to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week, as well as their own 49th Anniversary Saturday (Oct. 4) from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The pub...

Not Much Bidding At County Tax Sale

About a dozen people showed up Tuesday morning at the Government Center in Elk River for Sherburne County’s annual tax-forfeited land auction.   Those numbers were way down from last year when more than 30 peopl...

Clearview Students Celebrate “World Peace Day”

Undaunted by the scattered rain showers and lowering skies last Friday, students and staff at Clearview Elementary School in Clear Lake took to the outdoors to create a mobile sculpture on the campus front lawn ...

Fire Destroys Gustafson Trailers Building

A four-alarm fire at Gustafson Trailers in Becker Twp. destroyed the main building located at 14747 165th Ave. SE at Hwy. 10 and Co. Rd. 11 Tuesday afternoon.   Huge wafts of black smoke billowed across the sky ...