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Mille Lacs county attorney lists recent convictions
Mille Lacs County Attorney Corey Haller issued the following report on recent convictions and sentencing in district court: - Floyd Collins Josie, Jr. found guilty of Fleeing in a Motor Vehicle and Controlled Substance Crime in the First Degree. In April of 2021, Josie was charged by the Mille Lacs County Attorney’s Office with Fleeing in a Motor Vehicle and Controlled Substance Crime in the First Degree. On September 16-19,...
Minnesota’s River Mystery: Exploring The Alleged ‘Sartell Alligator’ On Google Maps
A Facebook user named David Ruedy recently posted some images that seem to, with a lot of imagination, reveal a giant alligator(?) lurking under the water that can be seen via Google Maps. You can see the images for yourself via Google Maps right here:. To me, it looks like...
New Business Close to Opening in Sartell
Sartell's River Crossing development is getting close to full with 2 to 3 commercial locations still available. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum indicates Les Schwab Tires and Valvoline Oil Change are close to opening. He says the walls are up and appear on track to open soon.
Milaca homecoming: The place where you belong
Milaca School District’s homecoming is howling into town the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 with plenty of fun to go around. Events kick off with a pep fest on Friday, Sept. 27, to announce the homecoming top 10 royalty, preview homecoming events and celebrate fall activities. This year’s homecoming theme is “The Place I Belong” based on the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver, to...
Politics makes its way to the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board. What to know
The Sartell-St. Stephen School District 748 has three school board seats up for grabs this election cycle. This comes as the board finds itself with a 3-3 ideology split and has created a contentious dynamic in local education-based politics. District 748 student Bennett Prose told the St. Cloud Times this impacts the student...
Zebra mussels confirmed in Ann Lake in Sherburne County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported last week it has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Ann Lake, near Orrock in Sherburne County. Following up on an earlier unconfirmed report of zebra mussels in Ann Lake, the Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District and a volunteer, in partnership with the DNR, collected water samples from the lake on two different days. The samples showed high counts of zebra mussel larvae, called veligers. The presence of veligers indicates zebra mussel reproduction in the...
Milaca City Council briefs: meeting Sept. 19
The Milaca City Council conducted the following business during the meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19. Written by Chloe Smith. Consent agenda The Milaca City Council approved the following items on its consent agenda: - A lawn mowing assessment for a property on Third Avenue Northwest in the amount of $405. ...
Sartell’s Mill Development May Include This Parking Solution
The city of Sartell continues to move forward with plans to develop the old paper mill site. Sartell Mayor Ryan Fitzthum joined me on WJON. He says the vision for the property includes trails, green space, residential, commercial and some sort of activity/sports feature.
Sherburne board sets preliminary levy at $62.7M
A preliminary 2025 property tax levy of $62,765,982 has been set by the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners in a unanimous vote on Sept. 17. That is a 3.99% increase over 2024. The final levy will be adopted in December. It can be lower, but not higher, than the preliminary levy. Before the county board sets the final levy, a public meeting about the proposed 2025 budget will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Sherburne County Government Center, 13880 Business Center Drive...
New collaborative education building proposed for Milaca
A new building is potentially in the cards for the Rum River Special Education Cooperative (RRSEC) to replace its Rum River North location in Milaca. The education organization spent part of the summer sending representatives to each of the six school district’s school board meetings presenting the idea of the new building in hopes for the project to move forward. The RRSEC serves six school districts in total, including Milaca,...
Community bulletin board Sept. 26
Double S Alpaca open house Double S Alpaca welcomes visitors to its annual Open House, to visit its alpacas and learn about them on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days. The farm had eight babies born already this year. The farm’s alpaca store, The Alpaca Shacka,...
Friends of Sherburne proclaim amphitheater complete
The Friends of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge have announced the completion of a new amphitheater at the Oak Savanna Learning Center at the refuge. The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:15 a.m. during the Wildlife Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28. The amphitheater will be a place to host nature-related public events, provide an education space for school groups, and jumpstart collaborative events with other nature-focused community organizations. ...
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