Patriot News MN

Correction

January 30th, 2015 @ 10:54 am 333

My recent article in “The Citizen” incorrectly stated that Minnesota Marine Charles Lindberg of Richfield had been present at the second flag raising on Iwo Jima in the famous photo by Joe Rosenthal. Several Ma...

Farm Friends Barn Project Looks Forward

January 30th, 2015 @ 9:19 am 344

The Farm Friends Barn (FFB) project took a major step forward this week when board members held their first meeting with a group of St. Cloud State University students who will work with the organization to help...

Activists Demand Long Sentence For Man In Animal Torture Case

January 29th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm 396

A group of around 40 animal activists carried “Justice for Draco” protest signs in front of the Sherburne County Government Center Wednesday before a scheduled hearing for a Princeton man who is charged with fel...

Annual Housekeeping On Haven Agenda

January 29th, 2015 @ 2:31 pm 324

Confirmation of board officers and committee status, the annual report from the sheriff’s department and a discussion of procedures for moving road projects forward were among the items on the agenda at the regu...

A ‘Perfect Day’ For Becker Business Expo

January 29th, 2015 @ 2:24 pm 461

With 74 area businesses taking part, the estimated 2,000 attendees at the 2015 Becker Business Expo had a perfect chance to visit with vendors, catch up with old friends, pick up a free gadget, play games and en...

County Okays $477k 2015 Score Budget

January 28th, 2015 @ 4:40 pm 271

At the recommendation of the Sherburne County Waste Management Advisory Committee, the county board last week approved over $477,000 in SCORE funding grants to various organizations and government entities in th...

Local Auto Repairman Barely Escapes Death

January 28th, 2015 @ 4:39 pm 495

Dave Larcom, Jr. of Becker has a calendar to thank for saving his life. Last week, Larcom was at work at his Buffalo one-person auto repair shop (DL’s Radiator and Exhaust), when a friend jumped up in the wait...

Batterberry, Deputy Help Save Heart Attack Victim

January 28th, 2015 @ 4:37 pm 702

Becker Police Officer Jonathan Batterberry — along with Wright County Deputy Dusty Miller — were honored Monday with starting life-saving measures on an elderly man who collapsed at the gym. Batterberry, who ...

Becker Expo Trivia Contest Winners!

January 28th, 2015 @ 4:13 pm 285

Congratulations to our Becker Expo Trivia Contest winners. Teresa Kukowski of Becker and Ginny Semelsberger of Monticello. Thank you to everyone who participated and stopped by The Citizen booth! ...

Author Selected To Write History Book

January 22nd, 2015 @ 4:09 pm 363

Michael Keigan of Becker Twp. has been hired to author the Clear Lake history book. Keigan, 54, formerly of Aitkin and St. Cloud, was one of three authors interviewed by the Clear Lake history book committee r...