The Big Lake City Council will meet on Monday, November 30 to continue the “Truth in Taxation” Public Input Hearing. This meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The meeting was recessed Wednesday, Nov. 25 because the city proposed tax information did not reach the m…
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Minnesota Senate Republicans announced today that Senator Mary Kiffmeyer (R-Big Lake) will once again serve as the chair of the Senate’s State Government Finance and Policy and Elections Committee when the new legislative session begins in January.
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When a cougar was found dead at the interchange of I-494 and 35W in Bloomington earlier this fall, it raised a few eyebrows: a cougar? Here? Really?
Big Lake Police Department have begun enforcing the City of Big Lake Winter Parking Restrictions. Officers have been placing warnings on vehicles as a reminder of the parking changes. Through the enforcement of this ordinance, we work at building a habit in accordance with winter parking r…
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Nick Zerwas nearly became a statistic in the war against COVID-19.
If you’re looking for some of the most weird, wonderful and obscure attractions in the Twin Cities, look no further than Monticello.
COVID-19 cases are surging in Sherburne County and across the state as the holiday season approaches.
Deaths in Wright County due to the coronavirus have nearly doubled in the past two weeks.
We are all aware of Governor Walz’s new Emergency Executive Order and it affects us all in some way. I am very happy to say that for now the Monticello Senior Center will remain open! I want to thank our city leaders for allowing this to happen and the senior center Board of Directors for …
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday imposed four weeks worth of new COVID-19 restrictions as the spread spiked to an all-time high, shutting down bars, restaurants and fitness centers, while pausing social gatherings and organized amateur sports.
A number of staff members at Monticello City Hall were experiencing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of Monday, Nov. 9. A number of city staff were either being quarantined or waiting for test results, according to City Administrator Jeff O’Neill. Everything at city hall was operat…
The city approved a payment proposal from Ultra Machining Co. (UMC) for the sewer and water connections related to its facility expansion at 500 Chelsea Road. The $207,841 in fees will be assessed over a 10-year period.
The City of Big Lake has initiated a Community Brand and Identity Design Project and now we are looking for feedback to help make this project successful! The purpose for this project is to raise awareness of what makes Big Lake a desirable place to live, do business in, and visit. Big Lake …
The council approved a request for a lot split at 300 Riverview Drive, the home of A Glorious Church. The subdivision would divide a 7.4 acre parcel into a parcel of approximately 5 acres containing the church and a 2.4 acre parcel which would be conveyed to the City and combined with an adj…
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I got a wonderful surprise last week that really benefited our senior center! Sandy from RiverWood Bank came to the center to drop off a $500 donation. Isn’t that awesome? I told her I feel very honored that they chose our senior center as the donation recipient. Thanks, RiverWood Bank!
• The City Council approved a request from the streets and parks department to replace a Ford F-550 with a 2021 Dodge Ram 4500, replace a John Deere skid steer with a 2021 Case SV280 skid steer, and purchase a Bobcat tool cat.
The City of Big Lake has received a concept plan from Off and On, LLC for a 46-unit rental housing development called Meadow View Estates. The development plans also call for a club house as part of the development. The property is located north of Highway 10, south of 205th Avenue NW, west …
The Big Lake City Council approved a resolution allowing for the placing of delinquent utility charges on 2021 property tax bills. As of the first week of November, there were 182 accounts with outstanding utility bills totaling $124,213.56. In addition, there were five accounts delinquent w…
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The City of Big Lake has taken legal action to clean up a residential property that has been deemed hazardous.
Reported cases of coronavirus in Wright County have increased nearly 10 times between the first week of October and the first week of November, according to the Wright County Department of Public Health.
Nine people escaped with just minor injuries in a 29-vehicle chain-reaction crash Thursday, Nov. 12 on Interstate 94 in Monticello that Monticello Assistant Fire Chief Jake Olinger called “by far the worst scene I have ever seen on the interstate.”
The City of Big Lake has initiated a Community Brand and Identity Design Project and now we are looking for feedback to help make this project successful! The purpose for this project is to raise awareness of what makes Big Lake a desirable place to live, do business in, and visit. Big Lake …
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Investigators with the Minnesota State Patrol are seeking information about a semitrailer with a white cab and white trailer that may have been stopped on Interstate 94 near Wright County Road 18 in the traffic lane prior to the chain-reaction crash involving 29 vehicles.
Wright County Public Health has released its weekly COVID-19 dashboard, which mirrors the results statewide in record-setting surges in numbers of confirmed cases and deaths.
On Sept. 30, Wright County Attorney Tom Kelly announced that he was going to be retiring effective at the end of 2020. In his statement, Kelly specifically asked that the Wright County Board of Commissioners appoint Brian Lutes, Chief of the Criminal Division of the Wright County Attorney’s …
Incumbent Jim Davidson was the top vote-getter in the race for two seats on the Monticello City Council.
Is it ever too early to start getting into the Christmas spirit? We will leave that debate between you and your family. What we do know is that Santa Claus is coming to Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park! This is the first time that the red-suited man will be stopping by for people to visi…
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A fiery, 29-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 94 in Monticello resulted in sections of the highway being closed for more than nine hours on Thursday, Nov. 12.
October was by far been the worst month in Wright County for new cases of COVID-19 since the start of recording of positive cases in mid-March.
A potentially disastrous situation was averted Halloween afternoon east of Big Lake in Big Lake Township when a driver suffered a medical emergency and crashed into 25-foot deep trench before coming to rest above a live natural gas line.
Rep. Paul Novotny, R-Elk River, is returning to the Minnesota House after defeating DFL challenger Chad Hobot by nearly a 2-1 margin in a race that mirrored a special election earlier in 2020.
Longtime Monticello-area state representative Marion O'Neill is returning for another term in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Senator Bruce Anderson will be returning to the Minnesota State Capitol.
Three candidates vying for three open seats on the Monticello School Board.
Incumbent Jim Davidson was the top vote-getter in the race for two seats on the Monticello City Council.
Chris Klein defeated Tom Vanek 835-618 in the only contested race for a spot on the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors.
Lori Kampa, Amber Sixberry, and Tony Scales were the top vote-getters in the race for three seats on the Big Lake School Board.
Big Lake will have a new mayor come January.
Monticello School District voters spoke- and they don't want to see an increase in the school district taxes.
In a repeat of the results of the 2016 race for Wright County Commisioner, incumbent Darek Vetsch defeated Tom Perrault in the race for the District 2 seat.
GOP incumbent State Senator Mary Kiffmeyer is returning to the Minnesota Senate after a commanding victory over challenger Diane Nguyen in the race for the District 30 Senate race.
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Late Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overruled the State of Minnesota’s approved consent decree extending the deadline for submitting an absentee and mail ballots. The Court of Appeals ruling means absentee and mail ballots must be received by Election Day in order…
Pilot allows Minnesotans to remain in homes for free testing; initially only available in select areas
An aquatic invasive species has been identified in two Big Lake area lakes.
On October 25, at 9:30 pm Big Lake Police Officers Guy Chaffe, Joe Kalla, and Silas Reek were dispatched to Kwik Trip regarding an armed robbery which just occurred. Through their initial investigation, Officers learned a masked male entered the store holding an item which the employees bel…
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Rose Johnson loved children, lakes, and her home town of Big Lake.
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