A change is coming for library users of who like ebooks and audiobooks. Anoka County Library is in the process of changing the app it uses to provide the ebooks.
Continue reading...CENTENNIAL FOOD SHELF GETS UPGRADES
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.
Continue reading...LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY RE-EXAMINING FIREFIGHTING MODEL AS CROSS-TRAINED OFFICER NUMBERS DWINDLE
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.
Continue reading...ANOKA COUNTY ANNOUNCES COVID-19 VACCINE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS 65+
Anoka County Public Health is offering a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines for residents age 65 and over.
Continue reading...BOAT SALES BOOMING
The National Marine Manufacturers Association says sales of freshwater fishing and pontoon boats climbed by 12 percent in 2020. The organization points to smaller, versatile boats as the most popular with people looking to escape pandemic stress.
Continue reading...RECONSTRUCTION PLANNED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND MOBILITY ON BIRCH STREET
With more than 12,000 vehicles a day using Birch Street, the morning and evening rush hours can be challenging for pedestrians who want to cross, and traffic trying to make left turns. County engineers say part of the answer for the next 20 years will be two traffic roundabouts.
Continue reading...WELL SEALING GRANTS AVAILABLE
A large portion of Anoka County is on a municipal water supply, but many of these properties used to use private wells. The Anoka Conservation District wants homeowners to seal these unused wells to our drinking water supply clean and safe, and the conservation district is likely to pay for most of the cost.
Continue reading...ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOLS URGES ALL FAMILIES TO GET COVID TESTED EVERY TWO WEEKS
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.
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