The DFL’s top priority hit the House Floor Thursday, Jan. 19, and after a little less than four hours of debate, HF1, was passed 69-65 and is …
Sports Recap: Spring Lake Park hosts Wolves and Lynx DJ, Anoka 2nd at Ruckus, Larson wins all-around
It was a basketball extravaganza as Spring Lake Park hosted Totino-Grace Jan. 24, with a night-packed with entertainment on and off the court.
St. Francis High School’s Brady Johnson and Cambridge-Isanti High School’s Ava Lowman were selected by the Region 7AA Committee to represent R…
For the first time, a public comment period will be part of Anoka County Board meetings starting Jan. 24.
Less than a year after Minnesota created laws legalizing small amounts of THC in edible and beverage products, DFL legislators are looking to …
Ben Lewis was the individual winner in the freestyle as the Blaine boys Nordic team finished just a second back as runner-up at the ABC Relays…
New Anoka County Attorney Brad Johnson was sworn into office at the Jan. 3 Anoka County Board of Commissioners’ organizational meeting.
At the Anoka-Hennepin School Board’s annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Marci Anderson was reelected board chair on a 5-1 vote.
Sports Recap: Spring Lake Park hosts Wolves and Lynx DJ, Anoka 2nd at Ruckus, Larson wins all-around
It was a basketball extravaganza as Spring Lake Park hosted Totino-Grace Jan. 24, with a night-packed with entertainment on and off the court.
St. Francis High School’s Brady Johnson and Cambridge-Isanti High School’s Ava Lowman were selected by the Region 7AA Committee to represent R…
For the first time, a public comment period will be part of Anoka County Board meetings starting Jan. 24.
Less than a year after Minnesota created laws legalizing small amounts of THC in edible and beverage products, DFL legislators are looking to …
This time of year, I generally like to gather my top 10 photos for the year, and write about how I took each one of them, but as I only starte…
Looking back at the start of 2022, we see how many more things have normalized with the post-vaccination COVID era. At the start of 2022, thes…
A Christmas miracle happened over the weekend when the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department and the Grinch held a peaceful summit with Santa Clau…
An ongoing program to prevent and reduce aquatic invasive species in Anoka County lakes and rivers will continue in 2023.
Dr. Angelique Quinn Piper has been reappointed Anoka County’s medical examiner.
A law passed in 2021, that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, will require health plan providers to cover postnatal medical visits for new pare…
By Peter Bodley
Final 2023 tax levies and budgets were adopted by the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Dec. 13 and the Anoka County Regional R…
Blaine girls basketball rolled past Buffalo 78-51 Dec. 20, improving to 6-1 on the season. Mara Holle led the Bengals with 15 points, followed…
All area schools in the ABC Newspapers' coverage area have made the decision to close tomorrow because of possible blizzard conditions. All th…
The Anoka Fairgrounds received a record breaking number of visitors this past weekend (Dec. 9-11) for its annual Holiday in Lights. The in-per…
Business advocacy, workforce development, and leadership were some of the key topics at the MetroNorth Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on T…
Presents across Anoka County will remain safely under trees this Christmas season. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Department deputies made a high-…
The Anoka County Fair won three first place titles awarded by The International Association of Fairs & Expositions at its 2022 national awards.
A significant number of non-union Anoka County will see a big pay raise in 2023.
By Peter Bodley
At the Anoka-Hennepin School Board’s annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Marci Anderson was reelected board chair on a 5-1 vote.
An employment agreement with new Chief Deputy Sheriff Paul Ireland was approved by the Anoka County Board Jan. 3.
Sports Recap: Blaine hoops sweeps rivalry showdowns, Andover girls hockey wins undefeated NWSC clash
A boys basketball showdown went down to the wire Jan. 10, swinging to Blaine 87-82 over Coon Rapids. Ethan Pettis and Ryan Bohlman both scored…
Upgrades to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office’s in-squad, body-worn and interview camera technology systems have been approved.
Brad Wise became the 18th Anoka County Sheriff after being sworn in during a ceremony on Jan. 3. He was sworn in by Tenth Judicial District Ju…
Although I’ve lived in this community my whole life, it wasn’t until I became a journalist that I was really able to see the wide range of eve…
The Anoka County Board has a new chairperson for 2023.
Most schools in ABC Newspapers coverage are are closed due to the ongoing snow.
This time of year, I generally like to gather my top 10 photos for the year, and write about how I took each one of them, but as I only starte…
Looking back at the start of 2022, we see how many more things have normalized with the post-vaccination COVID era. At the start of 2022, thes…
A Christmas miracle happened over the weekend when the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department and the Grinch held a peaceful summit with Santa Clau…
An ongoing program to prevent and reduce aquatic invasive species in Anoka County lakes and rivers will continue in 2023.
Dr. Angelique Quinn Piper has been reappointed Anoka County’s medical examiner.
A law passed in 2021, that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, will require health plan providers to cover postnatal medical visits for new pare…
By Peter Bodley
Final 2023 tax levies and budgets were adopted by the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Dec. 13 and the Anoka County Regional R…
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Upgrades to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office’s in-squad, body-worn and interview camera technology systems have been approved.
Brad Wise became the 18th Anoka County Sheriff after being sworn in during a ceremony on Jan. 3. He was sworn in by Tenth Judicial District Ju…
Although I’ve lived in this community my whole life, it wasn’t until I became a journalist that I was really able to see the wide range of eve…
The Anoka County Board has a new chairperson for 2023.
Most schools in ABC Newspapers coverage are are closed due to the ongoing snow.
This time of year, I generally like to gather my top 10 photos for the year, and write about how I took each one of them, but as I only starte…
Looking back at the start of 2022, we see how many more things have normalized with the post-vaccination COVID era. At the start of 2022, thes…
A Christmas miracle happened over the weekend when the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department and the Grinch held a peaceful summit with Santa Clau…
An ongoing program to prevent and reduce aquatic invasive species in Anoka County lakes and rivers will continue in 2023.
Dr. Angelique Quinn Piper has been reappointed Anoka County’s medical examiner.
A law passed in 2021, that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, will require health plan providers to cover postnatal medical visits for new pare…
By Peter Bodley