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Step Right Up: Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Sherburne County Fair
(ELK RIVER) -- It's fair time in Elk River. The Sherburne County Fair opens Thursday and runs through Sunday (July 18-21) at 18335 Joplin Street Northwest. The fair opens at 8 each morning and closes at midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The fair closes at 5 pm on Sunday, July 21st.
Sherburne denounces political violence
On behalf of the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners, 2024 Board Chair Gregg Felber issued a statement on Monday, July 15 strongly condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. “Our system of government is dependent upon the peaceful resolution of political disagreements and policy differences. Violence within our borders and against fellow Americans is never an answer. We applaud the courageous actions of the Secret Service and First Responders on scene who quickly moved to protect former President Trump and assist the injured...
Application process opens for 4 vacancies in 10th Judicial District
One of the seats will be chambered in Elk River The Commission on Judicial Selection has announced four vacancies in Minnesota’s 10th Judicial District. Three seats will be chambered in Anoka in Anoka County, and one will be chambered in Elk River in Sherburne County. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable...
Sherburne County Sheriff Department
The following individuals have been booked into the Sherburne County Jail for the alleged offense(s):. Douglas Donald Burke, 45 of Zimmerman, MN 55398 for GM Driving after Cancellation - IPS. Tracy Alan Havrilla, 51 of Maple Lake, MN 55358 for GM 2nd Degree DWI. Blake Robert Berg, 22 of Big...
Hero Dad Dies in Rip Current Saving Children
(Elk River, MN) — The body of a man who went missing in the Mississippi River near Elk River on Friday has been recovered. Forty-one-year-old Cody Pope’s body was found yesterday morning, according to the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office. According to reports, Pope jumped into the river Friday when his son and daughter began struggling in the current. Pope was able to get both children to safety but went under the water and wasn’t seen again until his body was discovered yesterday.
With driver's death, new charge added against unlicensed motorist who caused pileup in Becker
A motorist has died after being severely injured in a crash in Sherburne County early this month that was caused by an unlicensed driver charged with fleeing a sheriff's deputy in a stolen pickup truck. Christopher James Vyskocil, 36, died late Monday afternoon after he was caught up in a...
Support And Unity: Sherburne County Leaders Condemn Violence In Political Disagreements
(ELK RIVER) -- Sherburne County Commissioners are showing their support for the victims of Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsvylvania. Sherburne County Board Chair Gregg Felber issued a statement on behalf of the board. “Our system of government is dependent upon the peaceful resolution of political...
Body Recovered from River in Sherburne County
ELK RIVER (WJON News) -- Sherburne County authorities say the body of a missing father has been recovered from the Mississippi River in the Elk River area. Sheriff's deputies say Wright County Water Patrol located 41-year-old Cody Jay Pope in the water Sunday morning near the Oliver Kelley Farm. Pope...
Dad, 41, Dies After Saving 2 Kids from the Mississippi River: ‘True Hero’
"He was my rock and did so much for anyone and everyone he knew," said Cody Jay Pope's partner, Cheryl Holzknecht. The body of a 41-year-old Minnesota father has been found days after he rescued his kids from the Mississippi River, authorities said. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office identified the...
Dad drowns after saving 2 kids in river, MN cops say. ‘A true hero in his last moments’
A 41-year-old man drowned after saving two children from a river’s strong current, Minnesota authorities say. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said Cody Pope was swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River with his two kids July 12 near the town of Elk River when the children began to struggle in the water.
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