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The Minnesota Legislature passed a $1.87 billion bonding bill last week that includes funding for some long-awaited projects in Anoka County.
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The Anoka County Board signed off on $2.78 million in expenditures from the federal coronavirus relief bill last week.
Area soccer and tennis seasons drew to a close in section action this week.
Republican incumbent Tom Emmer faces a challenge from DFL candidate Tawnja Zahradka in the race to represent the 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Three people have been identified and charged in a high-speed chase stemming from an Anoka car theft.
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By the end of next year, Nowthen will have an independent department for handling fires and other emergencies.
It was a Northwest Suburban Conference meet unlike any other.
It was a night worth waiting for.
The Andover girls swimming and diving team defeated Osseo Oct. 13 to complete an undefeated regular season and capture its first-ever Northwest Suburban Conference championship. Story on the team’s season in next week’s UnionHerald.
The Anoka-Hennepin School District is expecting to shift portions of its revenue from state financial aid to local levies in 2021, due to a growing tax base.
Two candidates are contending in the election for mayor of Ramsey. Council Member Mark Kuzma and candidate Michael Olson each seek to take the seat that will be left vacant by incumbent John LeTourneau. LeTourneau is not seeking reelection, but instead is running for the District 1 seat on t…
Incumbent Jeffrey Menth is being challenged by Candidate Chelsee Howell for his at-large seat on the Ramsey City Council. Menth was elected to the seat in 2019 during a special election.
Two candidates are facing off for the Ward 2 seat on the Ramsey City Council this November. Brian Walker and Matt Woestehoff are looking to replace Council Member Mark Kuzma on the council. Kuzma is not seeking reelection to the seat, opting to run for mayor instead.
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Two police officers and two suspects were taken to the hospital after a vehicle pursuit through Anoka County cities Thursday, Oct. 8.
Andover graduate Wyatt Kaiser was the third Minnesotan selected in the 2020 NHL Draft, selected in the third round and 81st overall by Chicago Oct. 7. Kaiser, a University of Minnesota Duluth signee, helped lead the Andover boys hockey team to its first-ever state tournament appearance in March.
The Pearson family, of Ramsey, has been named University of Minnesota Extension’s Anoka County’s 2020 Farm Family of the Year.
Ramsey Mayor John LeTourneau is challenging incumbent Commissioner Matt Look in Anoka County Commissioner District 1 for a seat on the Anoka County Board.
Anoka girls swimming and diving defeated Coon Rapids 94-83 in a Northwest Suburban clash Sept. 29.
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A lawsuit against the Anoka-Hennepin School District by a transgender former student will move forward after an appellate court ruled that the Minnesota Human Rights Act “prohibits segregating and separating transgender students with respect to locker-room use.”
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Anoka County will not increase its 2021 levies, providing some relief to taxpayers suffering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Area schools are taking extra measures this year to filter pathogens out of the air inside their buildings.
The first round of bids for a new public works facility in Ramsey was approved.
Sen. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, is being challenged for his seat in Senate District 35 by Coon Rapids man David Nelson. District 35 includes Ramsey, Anoka and portions of Coon Rapids.
Incumbent Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, faces Democrat Jason Ruffalo, of Andover, in House District 35B. The district includes parts of Andover, Coon Rapids and Ramsey.
Incumbent John Heinrich, R-Anoka, faces fellow Anoka resident Mike Erickson, a DFLer challenging Heinrich for his seat in House District 35A. The district includes Ramsey and Anoka.
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In a special meeting held on Monday, Sept. 21, the MSHSL Board of Directors reversed its previous decision to move the traditional fall sports of football and volleyball to a spring schedule. The board voted to return football to a six-game fall schedule that will allow a first game to be pl…
An attempt to maintain some sense of normalcy in Ramsey was rained out Saturday, Sept. 12.
A 21-year-old man is charged with causing more than $1,000 in damage to a Ramsey pawn shop.
Blaine Novak, president of the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors, has called for a special meeting of the League’s board for Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 a.m.
Anoka County Commissioners approved a little over $4.6 million in new spending from the federal coronavirus relief bill Sept. 8.
The city of Ramsey welcomed a moving business over the summer.
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The Anoka-Hennepin School District welcomed students back to school this week, though classes have been delayed.
During the best times, sports have provided an outlet to share and bring thrilling moments into other people’s lives.
Parents now have a new option to learn more about what the Anoka-Hennepin School District has to offer.
Ramsey is considering how to reduce crime in multi-unit housing.
A 62-year-old Ramsey man is charged with molesting a child for years who was under the age of 13.
After a marathon board meeting and a rally by teachers demanding a voice in discussions, the Anoka-Hennepin School Board approved a hybrid model for returning to school.
Usually friendly competitors, a shared goal in providing soccer opportunities to all has brought Northern Lights Soccer Club and CR United into a partnership for the remainder of this year.
The Links at Northfork Golf Course in Ramsey held its annual Club Championship Aug. 22-23.
The Ramsey City Council was split Aug. 11 over a resolution recognizing individuals who are exempt from the state mask mandate and asking Gov. Tim Walz to lift the mandate.
With the state primary complete and the filing period for other races closed, the slate of candidates for the Nov. 3 ballot is set.
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