Motorists who travel southbound Highway 65 between Isanti and East Bethel will encounter delays as the road is reduced to a single lane, then closes and detours overnight June 19, to replace a failing pipe below the roadway.
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Given the short period of time available for the Cambridge-Isanti School District to find a replacement for outgoing superintendent Dr. Ray Queener, the school board has opted to go with a two-step process.
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North Branch’s Paige Bauer clears the bar at a new, personal-best height of height of 11 feet, 6 inches during the Minnesota State Class AA track and field meet held at Hamline University on Saturday, June 8. The sophomore’s efforts were rewarded with a seventh place finish in her first trip…
Braham’s Hannah Cornelius (foreground) outraces the competition during the state Class A girls 400 finals held at Hamline University. The sophomore would finish third.
Obituaries
Roger “Chuck” Steele, age 75, of Cambridge, passed away on Feb…
James H. Du Chaine, age 88, of North Branch, passed away Tuesd…
Gary Lee Vande Kamp, 71, of North Branch, died on June 7, 2019…
Richard Willis Fix passed away June 3, 2019, at age 66, of liv…
Susan Elaine Peterson, 57, passed away peacefully but unexpect…
Opinion
Last week, one of my cousins and uncles stopped by for a quick visit as they headed up north to the family cabin. While originally living in Omaha, Nebraska, they have now spent a considerable number of years living in Arkansas. For this trip, they also had a friend of theirs, who admitted h…
People comment on the good qualities of our family, and I tell them that it is because of my wife, our kids’ mother. I feel that our children would have been better raised by wild coyotes if it were not for their mother. Our five children are grown and raising their own families now. I am ve…
In case you haven’t heard, both the North Branch Area Education Center and the high school are closed this summer for construction. High school and middle school business are being conducted from the middle school (38431 Lincoln Trail, North Branch. Hours: 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.), and Sunrise an…