Even if you haven’t done much to improve your home recently, chances are it is worth more – a lot more.  Valuation notices for taxes payable in 2023 went out at the end of March.  In Anoka County the median increase for homeowners was 21 percent. 

As highway construction projects go, this is a big one, with a big head-ache potential. Highway 10 sees more than 60,000 vehicles a day, and now it’s down to one lane in each direction as the two year project to remove stop lights and improve traffic flow and safety gets underway.

Centennial Schools was able to feed not only all of the students enrolled in summer Kids Camp day camps, but also all athletes who were practicing. It was also able to put out breakfast and lunch meal packages for any students who needed them.

The reserves are unpaid volunteers who answer lower level calls which frees up licensed deputies to focus on more important duties.

In 2021, the county decided to transform Coon Lake Park into Coon Lake Regional Park. Part of that process is a master planning phase the county is in right now to make sure it is meeting all of the needs of those who want to use the amenities at the lake.

Businesses are facing higher taxes after Minnesota state lawmakers failed to reach a deal on replenishing the Unemployment Insurance fund.  After lay-offs during the pandemic, the fund is $2.7 billion in the red.

High gasoline prices are having an impact on drivers everywhere, but delivery businesses may be feeling it the most.  The owner of Active Delivery is trying hard not to raise his prices because of the spike in fuel costs.