Shopping local all year is best for local economies, but it’s especially crucial during the holiday season. Experts estimate this time of year is when a retail business can make as much as 20-to-40% of its a...
(Article submitted by MN State Patrol) Tuesday, Dec. 17, every State Patrol Trooper, supervisor and investigator in the St. Cloud district which covers a large portion of central and west central Minnesota will ...
As Christmas shoppers storming the outlets on the Friday after Thanksgiving have given the day the name of “Black Friday”, Becker has developed its very own hometown tsunami of Holiday celebrations on December’s...
The Becker High School choirs served up a full menu of Christmas music in a concert program titled “A Holiday Concert” in the school auditorium Monday night. The multi-choir program was directed by Gretchen B...
The Becker Lion’s Club have had a variety of activities on their schedule as the Holidays grow closer, including a special wine and craft beer tasting session at Hunter’s Ridge in Becker last Friday night, whi...
A Becker High School junior died in a car accident Monday morning. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Dept. said Anthony Richard Nelson, 17, was killed after Nelson’s car struck a tree at 15301 140th Ave. SE (ne...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) held a hearing Thursday morning to hear from both sides of the issue in the fate of Becker’s Sherco power plant. Environmentalists attacked the long-term planning ...
Treasurer Corey Boyer presented the 2014 budget and levy while the Becker Police Dept. honored two officers during Tuesday’s city council meeting at city hall. Officer Recognitions Police Chief Brent Baloun ...
The Sherburne County Board Tuesday certified the 2014 tax levy at $41,420,261. That represents a one percent decrease from the 2013 levy of $41,837,700. Although the county’s overall spending will increase i...
