The Chisago Lakes school board voted to hold a special referendum election on Feb. 10 at a meeting on Oct. 23. The referendum ballot will feature two questions. The first seeks $48.1 million for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including safety and security improvements at the primary school, middle school, high school, and Taylors Falls elementary school. The second question, which is contingent on the first question passing, seeks $7,505,000 for pr

Here are the preliminary results from local elections. Cambridge-Isanti School District referendum Question 1: 4,481 voted no (59.6%), 3,038 voted yes (40.4%). Cambridge: 2,005 voted no, 1,720 voted yes. Isanti: 2,476 voted no, 1,318 voted yes. Question 2: 4,931 voted no (65.73%), 2,571 voted yes (34.27%) Cambridge: 2,253 voted no, 1,462 voted yes. Isanti: 2,678 voted no, 1,109 voted yes. Willow River School District referendum 305 voted no, 190 voted yes. Princeton Public Sc

The Pine County Board voted to censure commissioner J.J. Waldhalm and remove him from out-of-county committee assignments until he completes commissioner training at Tuesday's meeting. According to attorney Laura Kingsbeck, who conducted the investigation, former county administrator David Minke reached out to the law firm of Ratwik, Roszak, and Maloney in July. Kingsbeck said two county employees brought forward claims regarding Waldhalm's conduct. "In particular, the claims

The Burnett County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case where a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the town of Lincoln in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 2. According to a news release from the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received a call from a person reporting he had struck a pedestrian near the intersection of County Highway FF and Perida Road just after 1 a.m. Law enforcement, EMS, and fire personnel were dispatched to the site of the incident. The pedestrian

New A Place For You executive director Anna Reiser has hit the ground running in the position. "I'm on week six, and learning as much as I possibly can about our programming there, so it's been an adventure," Reiser said. Opening in 2012, A Place For You is a transitional homeless shelter for single adults, serving six counties: Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Chisago, Mille Lacs, and Carlton. "We are able to have people stay up to 90 days," said administrative assistant Kaitlyn Matti