North Branch News

Local news: A story on page 4B Wednesday should have said Ramsey County District Judge James Clark decided pretrial motions reversed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a case involving Gale Rachuy.

There will be a fireworks display Friday, July 3, at dusk at the North Branch High School The city of North Branch would like to thank Perkin's restaurant for their generous donation which allowed the city to contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics for the fireworks display.

By MaryHelen Swanson A tarp-like drape with the name Stearns Bank was hanging over the Horizon Bank sign in North Branch this weekend signaling the acquisition of Horizon Bank by the St.

A Minnesota bank has been forced out of business, becoming the 43rd bank failure nationwide this year.

This is disappointing! While I'm pleased that Perkins has stepped up and donated funds, I'm displeased at the change of date and location.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com This most recent legislative session was the 'most unique' Representative Rob Eastlund has been involved with since his first session nine years ago.

It's dunkin' time in North Branch. Boy Scout Troop 141 is holding a fund-raising dunk tank in the vacant lot in front of the pawn shop on Main Street today and tomorrow as part of the Midsummer festivities.

On Saturday, June 27, the City of Stacy is holding 'Red Bull Day' in honor of our adopted soldiers and all who serve in the United States Armed Forces, both past and present.

It's here, the first celebration of the summer complete with carnival, parade, street dances, music and food, and lots of stuff for the kids.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that motorists may encounter short-term lane closures and delays as work begins Wednesday, June 17 on a drainage and resurfacing project along a six-mile stretch of Highway 95 in Chisago County.

North Branch Area Public Schools announced this morning that Michael Cunningham has accepted the position of activities director.

By Aaron Vehling Rush City will have a new liquor store by July 6 if things go as planned, according to a discussion at the May 27 Rush City Council meeting.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com As Cambridge-Isanti High School seniors graduate this Sunday, May 31, about 25 percent of them will head in the same direction-Anoka Ramsey Community College.

Cambridge-Isanti received the No. 9 seed for the Section 7AAA playoffs, sending the Bluejackets to St.

The Rush Line Corridor Task Force has scheduled a series of public meetings next month to share initial results of the Alternatives Analysis study.

Maybe they figured it was easy extra credit, but it didn't seem that way. Just minutes before Scott Miller's students eagerly lined up to share a comment or two about him, this skilled Teacher of the Year had them dancing West Side Story style on the Main Street School playground.

Maybe they figured it was easy extra credit, but it didn't seem that way. Just minutes before Scott Miller's students eagerly lined up to share a comment or two about him, this skilled Teacher of the Year had them dancing West Side Story style on the Main Street School playground.

By Aaron Vehling Another chapter is closed in the story of a 17-year-old North Branch boy who died by carbon monoxide poisoning at his family's home on 412th Street on Dec.

As the clock ticked down on the 2009 legislative session, Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Saturday offered a new idea for plugging a $2.7 billion hole in the state budget in hopes of negotiating an agreement with lawmakers.

By July of 2006, Charlene Croal had seen enough. Convinced that mold in her family's six-year-old North Branch house was making family members sick, she was ready to move out.