Starting off the first meeting of the year for Isanti city council was the swearing in of Isanti’s first new mayor in 12 years, Jeff Johnson.
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North Branch staff introduce 2019 Viking Hall of Fame recipients (starting third from left) Dan Schindler, Beth (Carlson) Howard, Maggie Lofboom, Larry Brodin and Craig Mettling’s daughter Lisa and brother Steve (who were accepting the award for Mettling posthumously) to the crowd at halftim…
Flanked by some of his employees, along with members of the North 65 Chamber of Commerce and city of Isanti officials, Lon Lane, owner of LJ Level (with scissors), cuts the ribbon at the company’s ceremonial grand opening of their new location at 121 West Main Street in Isanti. The company s…
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As I trudged across the frozen lake, I was awestruck by the sheer quietness of the day. My footsteps and my breathing were the only sounds, as I huffed through six inches of recently-fallen snow. I wished I could have walked with absolute silence, but this was pretty close.
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Scott Flett, age 64, of Elk River, passed away peacefully surr…
Scott A. Flett, age 64, of Elk River, passed away peacefully s…
Nicholas Larson Bistodeau, 28, died unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2…
After fighting pancreatic cancer so bravely for nearly two yea…
Mary Ann (Christensen) Newton, age 70, died on Jan. 5, 2019, f…
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I love singing. Always have. Back in grade school, I used to drive my classmates crazy by breaking into whatever song happened to be stuck in my head at the moment.