The Rush City Chamber will be holding a Music & Art Festival meeting for all persons interested in seeing the event continue.
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The historic statewide recount to determine the U.S. Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken got underway on Wednesday, Nov. 19. In Chisago County, three tables were set up with two ballot counters and two candidate representatives per table.
As of 2:30 p.m. roughly nine precincts had been counted with six ballots challenged. At the end of the day, 14 were complete, and Coleman had lost one vote while Franken had lost five.
County Auditor DennisFreed thought the county's 24 precincts could be completed by the end of the day Thursday, but is prepared to continue Friday morning if need be. See the Secretary of State Web site for recount updates as they become available.
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 There was a time, in rural East Central Minnesota, that you didn’t need a car to go to work. You worked your farm. That’s no longer true and people living in our rural communities must get to jobs often 30, 40, 50 miles away, or more. A car, then, becomes a necessity.
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Councilors leave positions during meeting
The Stacy City Council is boasting plenty of elbow room these days
inside the Municipal Building. In the past, one could count on seeing
more people seated at the council table than were seated in the
audience for council meetings. That isn’t so anymore.
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 At a ceremony at the middle school last Thursday, the North Branch Area
School District became the 43rd district in the state to implement
Q-Comp (Quality Compensation for Teachers). Started in 2005, Q-Comp is
designed to change the educational culture, putting emphasis...
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Two North Branch Township residents have been charged with three counts
of animal cruelty in connection with discovery of an alleged dog
fighting operation at their residence on Abby Road N.E. Troy John Lieffring, 37, and Teresa Carol Schwartz, 34...
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 Grateful North Branch students gave area veterans thank you notes in honor of Veteran's Day on Tuesday. Kindergarten and first grade students waved flags as they sang “America” as well as other songs.
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Effective Monday, Nov. 17, the North Branch School District will no longer station a crossing guard at the intersection of Hwy. 95 and Grand Avenue. The intersection has crosswalk markings on the pavement and four-way stop signs. Students are cautioned to use care when crossing, and to cross where there is a crosswalk designation or crossing guard. For more, see the district Web site.
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Anonymous Santa is a Chisago County-based, non-profit, tax-exempt corporation dedicated to providing “Christmas With Dignity” to children from families in crisis. The program could use your help to make it a wonderful Christmas for many area children.
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 History is an abstract concept to most people. In school we are taught
history in the context of it being those larger-than-life events and
people that shaped our society and our politics. What we have left out of that mix though is...
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Last minute public comment was not enough to keep the Chisago County
commissioners from deciding that no Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) was needed for the Sno Barons’ request to obtain a conditional
use permit (CUP) to hold Hay Days...
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Monday night, Nov. 10, the Rush City Council reviewed its draft 2009
budget, which includes a property tax levy 15 percent less than 2008. A major reason for the decrease in the levy is the $151,000 increase in Local Government Aid (LGA)...
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