Fair Haven Township Notice of Meeting change The monthly meeting of the Fair Haven Township Board will be Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 2. Leslie Rose Fair Haven T…
Kimball considers public works assistant
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor At the Aug. 6 regular Kimball city council meeting, Chad Koren of public works reported that he’s feel overwhelmed and that he would like to hire a full-time employee to he…
South Haven updates accounting system
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The South Haven city council met Tuesday, Aug. 6, for its regular meeting. Fire Chief Laney reported 8 fire calls and 8 rescue calls during July 2019. The rescue rig will h…
Watkins could save $442K with bond re-funding
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Doug Green of Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors came to the Aug. 8 regular council meeting in Watkins. He presented the council with figures on what could happen if the city r…
New state laws take effect Aug. 1, 2019
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor There are a number of new Minnesota laws that will take effect starting Thursday, Aug. 1. Here are some of the key ones you should be aware of. Hands-free law It is now pro…
Rep. Demuth urges driver to adapt to new hands-free cell phone law
State Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, urges drivers to prepare for an Aug. 1 change in law prohibiting the use of hand-held electronic devices such as cell phones when behind the wheel. The new law r…
Social Security is here for you
By Brian Rudolph and Rhonda Whitenack, Social Security Public Affairs Specialists, Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin Social Security turns 84 this year. With more than eight decades of service, we’ve p…
Hello, District 13!
With the regular and special session ended, I wanted to send out a brief newsletter that lets you know what made it through in our budget negotiations and what that means to Minnesota. Jeff…
Properties sell at tax-forfeited auction
Unsold lots now available for purchase Stearns County successfully sold seven of 29 properties that were up for sale at the tax-forfeited property auction Wednesday, May 29. Those sales generated $112…
No Wake order on Stearns County lakes
The recent rain events over the past several weeks has led to high water conditions on all Stearns County area lakes and rivers.…