"But if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you ... it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama And that’s exactly what three members of the City of Becker were able to do when ...
Several members of the Becker Wastewater Treatment Facility were honored at Tuesday’s city council meeting for their outstanding operations. The City of Becker recently received a Certificate of Commendation f...
Sherburne County is the benefactor of a college marketing project, presented to the board of commissioners at their Wednesday workshop. Three St. Cloud State University marketing and economics students met wit...
Most of Tuesday’s Becker City Council meeting consisted of conversations about an expected production tax bill being introduced in the senate associated with the taxing power generating plants. City Administra...
World War I was being fought, the British oceanliner Lusitania was sunk by the Germans, the one millionth Ford automobile rolled off the assembly line, stamps cost 2¢ and Woodrow Wilson was President in the ye...
John Menter, public works director, met for 45 minutes with the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, outlining a five-year plan for improvement to the county’s four parks. They are Bridgeview Park,...
The Sherburne County Board of Commissioners Tuesday agreed to a six-month lobbyist to solicit federal funding for local projects. David Turch met with the commissioners last week, making his pitch for his serv...
Market values for residential properties across Sherburne County continued to increase in 2015. That means lower tax rates this year. A report released this month by the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer’s ...
Sherburne County is looking into having its own lobbyist in Washington. Last week, Lobbyist David Turch offered a proposal to have his firm provide lobbying services for the county. David Turch and Associat...
A group of 100 youngsters gathered in the Becker High School field house last Friday for the annual Safety Camp, possibly the largest number of enrollees in the history of the program, according to organizer Mic...
