Four of the top five county taxpayers in Sherburne County continue to be utility and energy-related companies. A report released in mid-April by the county auditor/treasurer’s office shows Xcel Energy, now call...
Bicycling is becoming more and more popular in Minnesota, and the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation (MnDOT) is working to make it easier for bicyclists to get from place to place. Last Wednesday, more than 60 pe...
David Hyttsten, acclaimed professional photographer from Becker, received one of his highest lifetime achievement awards recently when he earned the top print award at a recent three-state professional photograp...
While the number of attendees may have been down compared to past events, the third Mississippi (St. Cloud) Watershed open house held at the Monticello Community Center last Thursday afternoon featured a wealth ...
People in charge of museums and exhibition halls know that fund raising is a crucial part of the game, and that the challenge is to come up with new and novel approaches that will attract the attention of likely...
Taking advantage of the break in the near-constant rain this spring, friends and family filled the Becker High School gymnasium for the Grand March, the visual highlight of BHS Prom 2014 last Saturday afternoon....
The Becker Farmer’s Market is in the process of signing up vendors for the 2014 season, according to Becker Community Center Admin Asst. Cindy Kazeck. The market will return to the BCC parking lot again this ye...
A group of 12 student artists from the Becker School District have been selected to have their works included in “Celebrating Art”, to be published by Dick Blick Art Materials, Inc., an art material supply compa...
(L-R): Lorenzo Pingue, Brandon Laures, Adam DeVal, Justin Kimmerle, Eli Hansen, Alexandra Kimmerle, Sadie Ziegler and Jessica Higdon. Middle row (L-R): Jacob Friendshuh, Anna Eid, Krystal Marx, (Excellence - dra...
Saturday morning, several delegates from Becker’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon committee — as well as elected officials, city staff and area veterans — gathered along Hwy. 10 to officially recognize a sign along the...
