Families of two kids who committed suicide just weeks apart a year ago are working with state legislators to try to make strides against depression and those who are struggling.

Since March, the Metropolitan Council and Anoka County Transit have been working on ways to use their existing busses for emerging needs. One way they are doing that is by using the buses to bring food to people.

This follows a series of moves to render the once-popular site virtually inert in the wake of gyms shutting down because of COVID-19 operating guidelines and restrictions.

Law enforcement veteran was the recipient of a new paddle board from Columbia Heights-based Paddle North.  The company made an effort this fall to honor local first responders and veterans for their work in the community.

The Electoral College met on Dec. 14 to officially elect our next president. Ten Minnesotans met at the state capital to cast their votes, and one of them is from Ham Lake.

A campus wide health survey showed that one in eight students at Anoka-Ramsey community college are running out of food. The college’s food shelf received a $5,000 grant from the Minnesota COVID Food Fund.

Higgins said she continues to be a resource for her member businesses.

On Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners officially named Colleen Haubner as the new director, about a year after former director Maggie Snow left and the county put budget director Patti Hetrick in charge of the system.