A partnership that included the city and Connexus Energy replaced outdate florescent lighting with a modern L-E-D lighting upgrade. Donations helped cut the cost in half, allowing the food shelf to spend more money on food.

When Lino Lakes abandoned the Centennial Fire District (that also included Centerville and Circle Pines) several years ago, one big selling point for taxpayers was that the city would cross-train police officers as firefighters and pay them a stipend. In the years since, that trend has dwindled. Now, the city is looking at ways to improve response times for daytime weekday hours–including a possible plan to work more closely with Centennial.

Anoka County Public Health is offering a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines for residents age 65 and over.

Leaders in Minnesota’s largest school district want families of students to undergo routine COVID-19 testing at least every two weeks to help combat the spread of the deadly illness as districts across the North Metro welcome back all ages of students to in-person learning.

YMCA of the North decided not to re-open its Lino Lakes fitness center after the pandemic shutdowns were lifted because of budget, leaving customers scrambling to find a fitness center to use and the city with an unfulfilled promise to operate the building, which the city helped finance on land it owns.

Transit planners recommend the new route primarily along Central and University Avenues as the next in a series of three such routes that the Met Council should fund over the next decade.

The chamber–representing Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington, and Lino Lakes–hopes to be able to support its member businesses with digital tools to market their services, products, and expertise.

There’s been an increase in what the State Patrol calls, “ridiculous speeds,” of more than 100 miles per hour.