Kanabec County News

A 51-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a deer Saturday night in southern Kanabec County.

The governor recently announced his plan to unilaterally cut the state budget through the unallotment process.

Members of the community are being invited by the Kanabec County chapter of Pheasants Forever and the DNR to the formal dedication of a 300-acre Wildlife Management Area in central Kanabec County.

The North Central Drug Task Force is comprised of Agents from the Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department, the Aitkin County Sheriffa s Office, the Kanabec County Sheriffa s Office and the Mille Lacs County Sheriffa s Office.

Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 107 at Grasston, in Kanabec County starting July 6 as crews begin reconstruction of the Snake River bridge.

Governor Pawlenty on Tuesday announced a series of proposed executive actions which would ax nearly $2.7 billion in state spending and, Pawlenty said, balance the statea s budget.

A parade down Union Street has been organized to usher Mora's state tournament-bound baseball team out of town tomorrow morning.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com If the gravel roads within Isanti County have been a little dusty, things should get better soon.

Ogilvie High Schoola s class of 2009 took part in their last official activity together Friday night, commencing their high school careers in front of family and friends with graduation ceremonies.

Beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, crews will seal coat Highway 95 from just west of Isanti County Road 15 to Isanti County Road 17/70 in Cambridge.

City council meetings, let alone largely informal work sessions, rarely draw much of a crowd.

More charges could be filed against the former sheriff of Kanabec County. Last year, Von Thompson was charged with four felonies for allegedly swindling a 90-year-old man out of nearly $180,000. Now, it appears there could be more victims according to a search warrant filed this week in Hennepin County.

Governor Tim Pawlenty told the statea s media outlets Thursday he would use line item vetoes and his unallotment authority to balance Minnesota's biennial budget and avoid a special legislative session.

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The following statement was released Friday afternoon by State Representative Tim Faust, who represents all of Kanabec County and parts of Pine and Isanti counties in the State House of Representatives.

As Governor Pawlenty prepares to unallot state-issued Local Government Aid payments to Minnesota cities and counties as part of a plan to balance the statea s budget, county commissioners and city councils around the state are wrestling with how best to deal with the seemingly inevitable reduced funding.

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Managing editor There is no longer a Level 3 sex offender, considered to be the highest risk to re-offend, living in Coon Rapids.

The Kanabec Area Chamber of Commerce will host a town hall style meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, at the Kanabec County Courthouse.

Members of the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office sharpened their pursuit driving skills on Thursday.

When Jill Duderstadt, an Oak Grove mom, learned that a Level 3 sex offender was moving into her community, she shook.