July was a busy month for Pastor Kevin Drehmel, the new youth pastor at the Becker Baptist Church. Taking up his new duties on July 1, he has already brought a youth group on a mission trip to West Virginia, an...
Approval of three staff contracts, acceptance of a bid for signage in the new construction areas at Becker High School, approval of a resolution to discharge an employee and a tour of the new auditorium and pool...
Things got a little contentious during Wednesday’s city council workshop as Director of Golf Troy Malo disputed the golf task force for equipping him with a golf advisory board. “I already have a group of golf p...
Tuesday Minnesotans go to their polling places to vote in the state’s primary elections. That means selecting candidates for the senate, congress and for state governor. A primary is an election that gives voter...
The Sherburne County Board Tuesday overturned a recommendation by the planning commission and approved an interim use permit (IUP) for Sheldon Pool to hold a special haunted house event on his 54-acre property o...
The Sherburne County Board approved a reorganization of the jail clinic that includes a new $1.4 million contract with MeND Correctional Care. Tuesday, Sheriff Joel Brott explained the process. He said the jail ...
Since the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2012 updated the nutritional standards for the National School Lunch Program, adults and students developed various opinions. While some believe these changes be...
In a very brief meeting at Clear Lake, the city council dealt with an insurance renewal, church gambling, the upcoming elections, meeting dates, the GPS data map issue and some requests from a well-versed city r...
Scott Honour spoke last Friday outside the offices of the Firebuggz company in the industrial park on the importance of keeping coal as one of Minnesota's energy resources. This following Gov. Mark Dayton’s ca...
