First-time gardeners find growing produce in Elk River backyard exhilarating, rewarding
It started to rain on the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4 in Zimmerman at the home of retired Minnesota Army National Guard Master Sgt. Launette …
Together Elk River Spirit Week kicked off with Make a Difference Monday on Aug. 24.
Legion Honor Guard Commander Bill Dollansky dies from injuries suffered in fall; sharpshooter who operated tanks, raced cars and drove Ford tr…
A group of STEM-oriented students who were planning to go to a robotics world championship competition for the third year in a row will not ha…
Cancer diagnosis after engagement only strengthened their bond
Elk River Municipal Utilities has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating comm…
Forum focuses on future energy and highlights economic advantages of clean, renewable route
Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Together Elk River Spirit Week kicked off with Make a Difference Monday on Aug. 24.
Legion Honor Guard Commander Bill Dollansky dies from injuries suffered in fall; sharpshooter who operated tanks, raced cars and drove Ford tr…
A group of STEM-oriented students who were planning to go to a robotics world championship competition for the third year in a row will not ha…
Cancer diagnosis after engagement only strengthened their bond
Elk River Municipal Utilities has earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating comm…
Forum focuses on future energy and highlights economic advantages of clean, renewable route
Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Elk River American Legion Timeline1918May 6: Private Paul Corey Davis, the first Sherburne County boy to die, succumbs to pneumonia in France…
University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist Program, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invites area residents to par…
Jessica Rothmeyer, counselor and author, will speak at event
Brother-in-law honors WWII medic he looked up to with book and program at Handke
Elk River Senior Dining Site, administered by Catholic Charities, is located at 350 Evans Ave., Elk River (763-441-6288).
This time of year gardeners start to think of fall and wrapping up their gardening season. The fall can be a wonderful gardening season as well.
Pop Rocks will close out the 2019 Riverfront Concert Series season with a dance party rock show Thursday, Aug. 22. The concert begins at 7 p.m…
by Kurt Nesbitt
One of Jenny Ziebarth’s favorite memories of her father was seeing him on a pontoon fishing with his grandchildren while spending a relaxing d…
Laura Gifford relaxed on a pontoon while visiting with friends and family on Lake Orono this past Sunday. These days, Gifford takes as many la…
Elk River City Council members don’t seem to support a “T21” ordinance proposal that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…
Vince Smith worked as a dog handler in the Army during the Vietnam War, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Dressed in poodle skirts and letterman jackets, the residents, staff and guests of Elk River’s BeeHive Homes spent a recent afternoon travelin…
The Fabulous Armadillos, a classic rock group from St. Cloud, will hit the Riverfront Concert Series stage on Thursday, Aug. 8. The free conce…
Gary Lilja, a 1970 graduate of Elk River High School, dreamed of going to the British Open someday, but it wasn’t until three of his classmate…
City officials got a preliminary look at what the city’s property tax levy and budget could be next year as they heard more budget requests du…
A traffic complaint radioed in by a Big Lake officer on the way to the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River with a prisoner has led an arrest.
The former bookkeeper for Anoka Flooring Company was sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months in prison for embezzling more tha…
Elk River escaped serious damage brought on by thunderstorms punctuated by hail and tornadoes over the weekend, but one local residence got th…
The first day of school is just around the corner.
Robert “Bob” Lee Otto was remembered July 29 at Central Lutheran Church during a celebration of his life as a proud husband, father and Marine…
Relay of Voices, a four-month-long expedition from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River, launched on July 9 and pulled into Mo…
Forty-one years after Bob Brust opened a shoe repair and footwear sales business in Elk River, he’s calling it quits.
The Elk River Library, 13020 Orono Parkway, is offering programs on skateboard deck design and “The Wizard of Oz” anniversary.
Disabled military veterans are invited to spend a day at Veteran’s Lake in Ramsey from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. Rain date is Aug. 15.
Weeks after Elk River city officials heard hours of testimony from Lake Orono residents, appointing the members of the Orono Lake Improvement …
The Jimmys, a seven-piece blues band from Madison, Wisconsin, will perform at Rivers Edge Commons Park in downtown Elk River on Thursday, July…
Sherburne County hired Bruce Messelt as its next county administrator. His hiring became official when the board of commissioners on Tuesday a…
A sea of lights illuminated the evening sky at the Sherburne County Jail on Friday, July 12, as more than 300 people gathered as part of the n…
The smashing and crashing going on Sunday inside the grandstand at the Sherburne County Fair will do more than provide thrills and chills for …
An Elk River man is the winner of a $21.6 million lottery jackpot.
An elderly Big Lake Township man was found dead Monday after the lawnmower he was riding tipped over, rolled down a steep bank and landed on h…
The process of auctioning off Roger “Bill” Dickenson’s substantial collection of collector cars, vintage motorcycles, music boxes, pianos, chi…
Elk River Activity Center
Below are the menus for the Elk River and Rogers Senior Dining sites.
A districtwide project to repave parking lots can go ahead now that Elk River Area Public Schools has a contractor for the work. The school bo…
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Elk River High School 2019 Semester 2 Honor Roll
Local high school junior Aidan Barnes is bound for Bermuda this summer — not for vacation, but to participate in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corp…
On Thursday, June 6, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial hosted an Operation Overlord (D-Day) 75th Anniversary Commemoration at …
The Bank of Elk River has been recognized by the Elk River City Council for its sponsorship of the Riverfront Concert Series.
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Mike Beyer has been named Elk River’s volunteer of the month.
Community Aid Elk River, the local food shelf, invites the community to its 40th Anniversary Open House from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8…
Elk River American Legion Timeline1918May 6: Private Paul Corey Davis, the first Sherburne County boy to die, succumbs to pneumonia in France…
University of Minnesota Extension Master Naturalist Program, in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invites area residents to par…
Jessica Rothmeyer, counselor and author, will speak at event
Brother-in-law honors WWII medic he looked up to with book and program at Handke
Elk River Senior Dining Site, administered by Catholic Charities, is located at 350 Evans Ave., Elk River (763-441-6288).
This time of year gardeners start to think of fall and wrapping up their gardening season. The fall can be a wonderful gardening season as well.
Pop Rocks will close out the 2019 Riverfront Concert Series season with a dance party rock show Thursday, Aug. 22. The concert begins at 7 p.m…
by Kurt Nesbitt
One of Jenny Ziebarth’s favorite memories of her father was seeing him on a pontoon fishing with his grandchildren while spending a relaxing d…
Laura Gifford relaxed on a pontoon while visiting with friends and family on Lake Orono this past Sunday. These days, Gifford takes as many la…
Elk River City Council members don’t seem to support a “T21” ordinance proposal that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products…
Vince Smith worked as a dog handler in the Army during the Vietnam War, and he wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Dressed in poodle skirts and letterman jackets, the residents, staff and guests of Elk River’s BeeHive Homes spent a recent afternoon travelin…
The Fabulous Armadillos, a classic rock group from St. Cloud, will hit the Riverfront Concert Series stage on Thursday, Aug. 8. The free conce…
Gary Lilja, a 1970 graduate of Elk River High School, dreamed of going to the British Open someday, but it wasn’t until three of his classmate…
City officials got a preliminary look at what the city’s property tax levy and budget could be next year as they heard more budget requests du…
A traffic complaint radioed in by a Big Lake officer on the way to the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River with a prisoner has led an arrest.
The former bookkeeper for Anoka Flooring Company was sentenced in federal court to three years and 10 months in prison for embezzling more tha…
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