Algae Suspected In Dog Death

Contact with blue-green algae toxins is suspected in the death of a dog last Sunday in Sherburne County, according to SWCD Water Resources Specialist Tiffany Determan.  The dog was in the water at Prairie Lake, ...

City Of Becker Looking To Bring High Speed Broadband To Industrial Park

The City of Becker — along with several public entities — have partnered with Sherburne County to collaborate with private sector entities to examine the need for development of broadband infrastructure. Last mo...

Township Has Hands Full With Flooding Issues

Flood concerns was the main topic of discussion during last week’s Becker Township board meeting. Resident Flooding Twp. Engineer Terrance VanderEyk showed original plans of elevation and flow design of Garbrian...

Dazzlers Host Dance Camp

The Becker dance team hosted the 5th Annual Becker Dazzlers Freedom Days Dance Camp this week.  Nine girls participated in a week filled with fun and games, dance, arts and crafts, and new friends at  Becker Cit...

2nd Annual Drive In Lunch

Becker Area Center Senior Potluck At Kolbinger Park

“Yellow Jackets” Spotted In Clear Lake

The “yellow jackets” seen in and around Clear Lake this week are not the buzzing and biting kind, but are rather environmentally-conscious volunteers who are taking part in an area tree survey with the City of C...

Armed Robbery Fails At Santiago Country Store

An attempted armed robbery at the Country Store in Santiago Township went awry when the clerk on duty refused to open the cash drawer when confronted by a masked gunman at around 11 a.m. last Friday morning. Acc...

Paving Projects On Haven Agenda

Discussion of two proposed paving projects, a request for positive comment on a proposed Interim Use Permit (IUP) for gravel mining from the Knife River Co. and the status of a turn-back proposal for a county hi...

First Annual Robotics Camp At Bhs

A group of 32 aspiring robotics team members took part in the first annual BHS “RoboCamp” program at Becker High School this week, according to robotics team coach Alex Jurek.  The three-day camp was divided int...