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The city of Otsego is hosting their third annual clean-up week from April 30 through May 5, giving a discount to Otsego residents to properly dispose of household waste, thanks to Metro Appliance Recycling. Residents can drop off items between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday–Friday and 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. In 2010 [...]

by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter It’s a chance to shape the political parties and the fortunes of candidates. Minnesotans will caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 7, gathering in neighborhoods across the state for an exercise in democracy. “It’s always a big deal,” said Minnesota DFL State Party Chairman Ken Martin of the caucuses. DFL Secretary [...]

Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie has announced voters can now access the Caucus Finder, an easy-to-use, online service to assist Minnesotans in locating the precinct caucus of their choice in their neighborhood on Tuesday, Feb. 7. “The Caucus Finder is an important service that helps citizens take ownership of our democracy,” said Ritchie. “Minnesotans [...]

The Sherburne County Board is likely to spend much time at a February work session discussing whether to refund capital improvement bonds that were issued in 2004 for future jail and sheriff’s office expansion. Board members tabled the matter after some discussion at their regular meeting Jan. 10, when Ehlers senior financial adviser Carolyn Drude [...]

The Zimmerman City Council voted Monday to collaborate with District 728 Community Education for a community open-gym program, which should start in mid-January. Open gym will offer access to gym space and equipment in the high school’s gymnasium and will be available through May to community residents on Wednesday and Sunday nights for a nominal [...]

The Otsego City Council  has authorized its public works department to complete improvements to the Beaudry Park drainage system next spring. Beaudry Park has an area in the southeast portion of the park between the trail and the adjacent home owners that floods with water coming from a runoff and sump pumps. The grading directs [...]

by Paul Rignell Contributing writer As a new year starts for the Sherburne County Board, next week the commissioners will consider a plan to beat next summer’s heat in the Government Center while also weathering the heat that comes from state and national politicians debating redistricting. The board could decide at its Jan. 10 meeting [...]

by Eric Hagen ECM Publishers Nowthen will be covered by the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office in 2012 after all and into 2013. At a special council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 28, the Nowthen City Council unanimously approved a two-year contract for eight hours of daily patrol coverage. Two weeks prior, a slim majority of the [...]

by Paul Rignell Contributing writer Though the trails in Elk River, Big Lake and virtually all of the metro area were covered with little to no snow through the first official week of winter, the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department has still been planning snowmobile safety instruction for county youth this season. The county will continue [...]

The Otsego City Council will not hold a meeting Monday, Dec. 26.  The next city council meeting will be Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.