Haven Board Approves 2016 Budget

Approval of the 2016 budget ratified by the voters at the annual meeting, a debate over the township’s responsibility when dealing with injured pets and further consideration of a possible single-hauler refuse c...

Gov. Dayton Proposes Railway Safety Improvements To Include Becker, Clear Lake And Big Lake

Every day, trains carrying oil and other hazardous materials pass through Minnesota.    These trains present real risks to public safety and the state’s natural resources.    That is why Gov. Mark Dayton’s budge...

Pruszinske’s Email Stirs Up Ire From Constituents

Open forum during Tuesday’s Becker City Council meeting found one party pointing fingers at a city official, the city official defending himself and a confidential email that curiously ended up in the hands of t...

Gruenes Dental Set To Treat Building Cavity

Cavities are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of ones teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes.   The building of Stephanie Gruenes Dental suffered a rather large cavity — though not permanent...

Eyk Discusses Sediment Control Project For Long Lake

Most of Tuesday’s Clear Lake Township board meeting centered on a sediment control project for a strip of land along Long Lake.   Sediment Control Engineer Terrance VanderEyk said he was contacted by the Metropo...

Light Council Meeting Tuesday In Becker

With a light agenda, the Becker City Council breezed through the main portion of their meeting in less than a half an hour.   Wetland Banking Credits City Planner Therese Haffner asked council to approve a purch...

Basc Leprechaun Lunch

Warmer Temps No Cure For Septic Freeze Ups

“I see no end in sight,” said Terry Busse of Busse Septic in Palmer.   Busse is referring to the incessant workload he and his son have faced over the last three weeks to a month of homeowners’ septic systems fr...

Ice Fishing

Incumbents Retain Seats At Becker And Clear Lake Twp. Elections

Tuesday, incumbents running for re-election at Clear Lake and Becker Townships were re-seated on  their boards with little contestation.   Annual meetings followed the elections as well as canvassing of the vote...