Big Lake News

Air Force Airman Dustin E. Rost graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Several local students were named to the Spring Semester 2009 dean's list at Bemidji State University.

It will unfold at 180 Monroe St. in Big Lake, the address of their new Habitat for Humanity home.

'All aboard, please.' With those words, the Northstar commuter rail's inaugural ride began Friday, as a train loaded with elected officials and supporters headed for Minneapolis.

Here is the latest Wisconsin news from The Associated Press WADENA, Minn. The Civil Air Patrol expects up to 10 airplanes to resume a search today for a missing Minnesota pilot.

BIG LAKE - Service is off to a smooth start on Minnesota's new Northstar commuter rail line linking Big Lake and downtown Minneapolis.

An area resident recently called the sheriff's office after receiving a phone call from a person claiming to work with the city of Big Lake.

The new Northstar Commuter Rail line is slated to be fast, with peak speeds nearing 80 miles an hour.

A Northstar Commuter Rail train goes on a test run in advance of its Nov. 16 opening.

BIG LAKE - Authorities are warning Big Lake residents about a scam in which someone is calling residents to offer a free alarm system.

Of seven area school districts that asked voters Tuesday for more money, at least four convinced residents to cast ballots their way.

Sherburne County Swampbucks Minnesota Deer Hunters Association meets the first Wednesday of the month at the Friendly Buffalo on Highway 10, Big Lake, in the banquet room from 7 to 8 p.m. All members and interested parties are welcome.

Voters in Waite Park and South Haven will have the opportunity to choose new leaders today, and taxpayers in school districts around the area will decide whether to provide more money to support schools.

Sometimes the stories that are not printed in a newspaper can tell you more than the stories that are.

By T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter A double-fistful of local school districts have levies riding in next Tuesday's election, and Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher has strong opinions on which oval voters should blacken on the ballot.

The city of Big Lake will receive $15.5 million for improvements to its wastewater treatment plant.

The hottest ticket in town Saturday, Nov. 14, will be a train ticket. That's the day the $320 million Northstar Commuter Rail Line makes its public debut, offering free rides along the new 40-mile line that runs from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis.

It took 12 years of haggling and still won't go nearly as far as its advocates hoped - yet.

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Minnesota's first commuter rail line is less than a month from leaving the station.