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North Branch to extend offers for 2 open positions
North Branch City Council looked to fill two open positions following a special meeting held Thursday, Sept. 26. The council made a motion to extend a conditional offer to Matthew Hill, currently the city administrator for the city of Crosby, Minnesota, to fill North Branch's open city administrator position. Council asked city staff to negotiate a formal contract for consideration by the council at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday,...
North Branch royalty prepares for Homecoming
Nora Toussaint and Jack Baker were chosen as Queen and King, respectively, of North Branch Homecoming for 2024. The school’s queen candidates besides Toussaint were Hailey Diaz, Dakota Esget, Ella Kuhlman and Drew Moryn. The king candidates besides Baker were Dooley Beaver, Ethan Kester, Tyler Minke and Jacob Robillard. Homecoming festivities at the school this week include three home sporting events on Thursday, Sept. 26: The boys and girls soccer teams will host Princeton, with the boys kicking off at 5 p.m. while the girls follow at 7 p.m., as well as a home volleyball match against Zimmerman. The next day the North Branch football team will host Duluth Denfeld, with kickoff set for 6 p.m.
NB and RC football pick up wins, Braham falls to top 2A team in Barnum
The Rush City football team remained unbeaten Friday night, as the Tigers rolled to a 36-0 shutout win over Crosby-Ironton on Sept. 20, moving to an impressive 4-0 record. The team is undefeated through the first four games of the season for the first time since 2022, where Rush City ultimately finished with a 7-2 record and a loss in the Section 4AA quarterfinal. The Tigers’ offense took control of the game early on and the defense stood tall throughout the night, as the group...
Drones officially banned from Isanti County parks
The Isanti County Board approved the changes to the county’s park ordinance as part of its meeting held Tuesday, Sept. 17. And with that move, it effectively banned drones from county parks. The commissioners originally tackled the topic during a meeting held Aug. 6 where they listened to public input about the document, which was created in 2014 and last updated in 2018. Before a public hearing on the topic...
Braham native returns home to talk about new book
Marlene Johnson is coming home for a night to share experiences from her life both in and out of the public spotlight. The Braham native who became Minnesota’s first woman lieutenant governor will come to the Braham Event Center on Sunday, Sept. 29 for a conversation about her new book, “Rise to the Challenge: A Memoir of Politics, Leadership and Love” that will start at 1 p.m. The event is...
Braham school board approves preliminary levy
The Braham Board of Education unanimously approved a preliminary levy for 2025 as part of its Monday, Sept. 16 meeting. “With preliminary data, the state report is showing a 2.99% total increase to the levy for 2025,” Superintendent Ken Gagner said. “The district does not see any significant movement in one particular area. “In general terms, when you factor in inflation and home/property values, a 3% increase is fairly reasonable.” ...
NB and RC volleyball teams off to hot starts
The North Branch and Rush City volleyball teams are off to hot starts so far this season, each posing as a big threat in their respective sections this year. The Vikings sit in fourth-place in the Mississippi 8 Conference standings, while holding a strong 13-2 record and a 1-0 record in conference. Meanwhile for the Tigers, the squad is 12-3 overall and are in sole possession of first-place in the Great River Conference. ...
Outlaws split 2 games to open season
The Isanti Outlaws split their first two games of U.S. Premier Hockey League contests this past weekend. And co-coach Brett Decheine said he saw some good things from that opening weekend. “It went better than we expected it would — considering we’re pretty much a brand-new team,” he said. “We came out flying on Friday, and regardless of what happened Saturday, we feel we are the better team.” ...
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