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Anoka Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Anoka, MN.

Results 1 - 20 of 646 in Anoka, MN

  1. July 24, 2008 - PF Brings Upland Bird Enthusiasm to America's Original Game FairRead the original story

    Yesterday | Pheasants Forever

    ... is truly a family experience. Being held in Ramsey, Minnesota, at Armstrong Kennels Ranch, six miles northwest of Anoka, Pheasants Forever Hill is home to a very fun and educational youth area sure to keep youngsters entertained with an array of ...

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    Related Topix: Ramsey, MN, Anoka County, MN

  2. Anoka High School alum named 2008 Minnesota Twins Father of the YearRead the original story

    Yesterday | ABC Newspapers

    Former Anoka High School graduate Bill Abeler has been named the 2008 Minnesota Twins Father of the Year.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins

  3. Talk: Beijing BoundRead the original story

    Thursday | Minnesota Monthly

    ... left in the final match, I realized I was going to the Olympics," the still-wet-behind-the-ears grappler says. An Anoka High School graduate who plans to attend the University of Minnesota this fall, he grew up immersed in the sport (his father ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Jake Deitchler, Summer Sports

  4. Concern over candidate's involvement on Web site

    Wednesday Jul 23 | ABC Newspapers

    ... his party's support by his activity on a Web site proclaiming itself as devoted to freedom of speech. Don Huizenga of Anoka is challenging Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, to represent House District 48B. Huizenga, 42, often spends 10, 15 minutes a day, he ...

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    Related Topix: Email Spam, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar

  5. Officials Chosen to Advise Transit Board on New Projects in MinneapolisRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | Mass Transit

    ... the new County Transit Improvement Board. The transit board -- made up of county commissioners from Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota and Washington counties -- will select transit projects to receive funding generated by a quarter-cent sales tax that ...

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Minneapolis Metro

  6. Northstar AerospaceRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Business North

    ... in Big Lake, MN. He studied hydraulics-pneumatics at Hennepin Technical College, programmable logic controllers at Anoka Ramsey Technical College, and had SPC and supervisory/leadership training while employed at Remmele. Bartz is a graduate of St. ...

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    Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Duluth, MN, Big Lake, MN, Ramsey, MN

  7. Mother Missing In Anoka Co. Declared Dead

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Wcco.com

    ... losing the volume of blood that was found August 22 in her apartment. Rush's body has not been found. On Monday, an Anoka County judge ruled that Rush couldn't be alive. The judge's ruling has offered a hint of closure for Rush's family. But her ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia Heights, MN, Anoka County, MN

  8. Tip at 3 a.m. leads Anoka deputies to cockfightRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Star Tribune

    ... scrambled in confusion. Cher Kong, 35, was charged with animal fighting and cruelty to animals, according to the Anoka County attorney's office. Twenty-four others were cited for watching and taking part in the activity, the Sheriff's Office said. ...

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    Related Topix: East Bethel, MN, Anoka County, MN

  9. Talent comes out for Fox 47 Idol contestRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | Winona Daily News

    ... contest will be guaranteed a spot at the American Idol tryouts in East Rutherford, N.J. Nichole Hubers, 20, of Anoka, Minn., was prompted by her grandmother, Sharon Thompson, of Winona, to try out. "She sang at a family reunion down here, and people ...

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    Related Topix: Rochester, MN, Rochester Metro, Winona, MN

  10. Jennifer Deal, Roy WaldRead the original story

    Monday Jul 21 | St. Cloud Times Online

    ... Cloud. Deal, a 2003 graduate of Buffalo Lake-Hector High School, is a 2008 graduate of St. Cloud State University and Anoka Ramsey Community College. She is employed by Northern Star Therapy, St. Cloud, as a physical therapy assistant. Wald, a ...

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    Related Topix: Buffalo Lake, MN, St. Cloud Metro, St. Cloud, MN

  11. End Read the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | HometownSource

    Anoka voters re-elected Mayor Bjorn Skogquist over challenger Steve Schmidt, and sent Jeff Weaver, son of the late John Weaver, and Carl Anderson, appointed to the council almost two years ago on the death of ...

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  12. Republican candidate opposing Rep. Jim Abeler may have undercut his party's support by Web activityRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 20 | HometownSource

    Don Huizenga of Anoka is challenging Rep. Jim Abeler, R-Anoka, to represent District 48B.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Amy Klobuchar

  13. A proxy war may take shape in the run for commissionerRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 19 | Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Anoka Mayor Bjorn Skogquist's candidacy for county commissioner has rekindled an already white-hot political rivalry between two incumbent commissioners -- Dan Erhart and Rhonda Sivarajah, who encouraged ...

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Blaine, MN

  14. Severe weather warnings in effect for metro area as storms move inRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 19 | Twincities.com

    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch and warning for several southeastern Minnesota counties until 10 p.m. Among the 33 counties in the watch are Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Minnesota, Ramsey, MN, Chisago County, MN, Anoka County, MN, Weather

  15. St. Paul libraries may start charging for DVD's

    Friday Jul 18 | KSTP-TV Minneapolis

    ... in the Twin Cities area could start charging fees to patrons checking out movies on DVD. The library systems in Anoka, Ramsey and Dakota counties already charge fees for borrowing DVDs. Now the St. Paul Public Libraries are floating the idea. Some ...

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    Related Topix: Libraries, St. Paul, MN

  16. Residents prompt city enforcement of rental propertiesRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | Larson Publications

    ... trade area through its scheduled performances for the 2007-08 school year. The trade area is limited to Champlin, Anoka, Dayton, Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park and Coon Rapids. The council had initial concerns about a complaint by a former employee, as ...

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  17. Stop and smell the flowers

    Thursday Jul 17 | Larson Publications

    Chao Her sells homegrown flowers to Lynn Kay Mallory of Crystal and Linda Mindrum from Anoka at the opening day of the Champlin Farmers Market July 9. Her grows vegetables and flowers in Hastings.

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    Related Topix: Champlin, MN

  18. Venison donation program resumes

    Thursday Jul 17 | Isanti County News

    ... SAAMI is an association of ammunition and firearm manufactures - Federal Cartridge Company, which has a factory in Anoka, is a member - created at the request of Congress in 1926, according to the Institute. It has some 24 voting members and member ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

  19. Minnesota's venison donation program expected to resume this fallRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 17 | HometownSource

    ... SAAMI is an association of ammunition and firearm manufactures - Federal Cartridge Company, which has a factory in Anoka, is a member - created at the request of Congress in 1926, according to the Institute. It has some 24 voting members and member ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

  20. Anoka Elections, Chalk Full Of Opportunity

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Residual Forces

    ABC Newspapers has a story about the filings for offices in Anoka County. Every County and Legislative race will be a battle, not to mention a few primary races to make it extra exciting.A Read the rest , then ...

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    Related Topix: Anoka County, MN, Isanti, MN, East Bethel, MN, Bethel, MN