For the first time ever, girls can become members of the Boy Scouts of America, and Anoka County girls are taking the opportunity.
On March 7, the Blaine City Council approved moving forward with street improvement projects for areas around Clover Leaf Parkway and Jefferson Street.
3M Open officials announced that University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital will receive a portion of the proceeds from the tournament to help support the hospital’s work in improving the lives of children. This gift is made possible through the newly established 3M Open Fund.
The second of two suspects has been arraigned in Anoka County District Court charged with a burglary at iStorage, 9154 University Ave. NW, Coon Rapids, the early morning hours of Feb. 10.
A contract award for the reconstruction of Hanson Boulevard (County State Aid Highway 78) from Jay to Bluebird streets in Andover was postponed by the Anoka County Board March 12.
When a vendor for the Minnesota Department of Transportation closed its metal shop, St. Francis High School students stepped in to help fill the void.
Tournament officials announced March 13 that World No. 20 and five-time major championship winner Phil Mickelson has officially committed to compete in the 3M Open when the world’s top golfers gather at the TPC Twin Cities in Blaine July 1-7.
Coon Rapids High School graduate and longtime Anoka coach Doug Paulson has been selected to be inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Gov. Tim Walz visited a dangerous Ferry Street railroad crossing in Anoka March 19 to drum up support for his transportation funding proposal.
Anoka’s Lyric Arts Main Street Stage is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the musical masterpiece “Evita” with performances starting Friday, March 22, and running through Sunday, April 14.
Blaine graduate Jaela O’Brien (30) in net for Hamline University during the Division III National Championship March 16. O’Brien was a key force in the Pipers finishing as national runner-up as a first-year collegiate player, going 10-2-1 with a 1.28 goals-against average and a .929 save per…
St. Francis graduate Alex Wilson earned All-American honors for the second time in his collegiate career, helping Augsburg University run away with the team title at the Division III National Championships March 8-9 in Roanoke, Va.
Anoka-Hennepin competed at the State Adapted Hockey Tournament in the PI and CI Divisions at Bloomington Jefferson March 15-16, with a sixth-place finish by the Mustang PI team.
The Spring Lake Park Lions Club presented a $10,000 check to the Spring Lake Park School Board March 5, which will go toward funding alternative mental health treatments for students in the district.
The Andover City Council has extended Grace Lutheran Church’s deadline to remove its portable structures.
Blaine battled back from an early 17-point deficit to tie the game midway through the second half in the Section 7AAAA Championship March 14. But Cambridge-Isanti moved back ahead shortly after, then held on down the stretch for a 61-51 win to advance to state.
The Coon Rapids City Council has renewed its contract with the Minnesota Department of Corrections to continue the Institution Community Work Crew program through which minimum-security prison inmates do various maintenance and minor construction projects for the city.
A unique zoning ordinance approved March 12 brings a non-conforming site into compliance with Ramsey city code.
Coon Rapids has launched a new housing program designed to enhance the curb appeal of existing homes.
On March 5-6, Westwood Intermediate and Middle School students in Blaine learned from people in recovery about preventing alcohol and drug abuse.
Man charged with domestic assault while leaving scene
The St. Francis City Council March 4 unanimously approved sending its 2040 comprehensive plan to the next stage – Metropolitan Council review.
Renovations have begun at East Bethel and St. Francis Elementary Schools, and more projects are planned this year for St. Francis Area Schools.
The city of Coon Rapids did not have to look far for its new finance director.
The Blaine City Council voted 4-2 March 7 in favor of amending the city’s ordinance regarding potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs.
Patricia Feges, 86, of Blaine, died of injuries sustained in a March 2 car crash in Athens Township.
A skiing accident has mostly kept Rep. Nolan West away from the Capitol since the end of February, but the Blaine Republican hopes to be back in St. Paul full time by the end of the month.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will have a public open house in Blaine 4-7 p.m., Monday, March 18, to discuss Highway 65.
Although the threat of snow kept some away, wood carvers from the metro and beyond exhibited their creations at the Minnesota Wood Carvers Association’s 53rd annual woodcarving show at Northtown Mall March 9.
The Coon Rapids City Council ordered bids for two projects that will make improvements to city parks and trails this year.
Northdale Middle School teacher Amanda Herman was named Teacher of the Year at the Minnesota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Symposium (MAFCS) last month.
Coon Rapids High School graduate Christa Cooper (Jung) was recently named as the University of New Haven’s fourth women’s volleyball coach in the 43-year history of the program by University of New Haven Director of Athletics Chris Palmer.
At the eleventh hour the state Legislature approved funding to clean up hazardous waste in Andover.
Public hearings on three major project proposals will take place in front of the Coon Rapids Planning Commission at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21.
The Bethel University softball team welcomed its newest member to the 2019 roster March 11 in a special draft day ceremony. Elaina Haglund, a 14-year-old from Andover, officially became a member of the Royals squad in partnership with Team IMPACT.
An 11-year-old from Blaine is the winner of this year’s “Kids Baking Championship” on the Food Network.
School boards could renew expiring levies sans referendum under a bill submitted this session by Sen. Jerry Newton, DFL-Coon Rapids.
A unique aviation-themed gift and supply store near the Anoka County-Blaine Airport is going out of business.
Blaine capped one of the top seasons in program history with a third-place finish in the Class AA State Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul March 7-9.
Top-seeded Blaine sprinted out to a 21-4 lead and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way en route to a 64-44 win over fifth-seeded Coon Rapids in the Section 7AAAA semifinals at Forest Lake March 9.
A longtime youth camp staffer is taking over leadership of Youth First Community of Promise.
Madison Elementary School had its 12th annual Multicultural Night Feb. 28 to celebrate the diverse cultures that makes up the student body at the Blaine school.
Spring Lake Park’s powerful postseason run drew to a close with a Section 5AAAA runner-up finish, as Centennial came away with a 63-30 win in the championship game at Blaine March 7.
Blaine senior Bryce Brodzinski was named the 35th recipient of the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award and Andover head coach Mark Manney was named the John Mariucci Award winner for Class AA coach of the year during the Mr. Hockey Awards Banquet March 10. The Mr. Hockey Award is hosted, coordinated …
A potential horse farm is one step closer to fruition after the Ramsey City Council approved two permits Feb. 26.
The East Bethel City Council is considering revisions that would allow service dogs to be exempt from the dog count that triggers the need for a private kennel license.
Bids for an annual countywide road overlay program were authorized by the Anoka County Board Feb. 26.
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