This week dozens of trees were removed from Aurelia Park in Blaine. It’s the beginning of a project to add a stormwater pond to the park that should improve water quality once the project is complete next spring.

A newly re-opened restaurant at Fogerty Ice Arena in Blaine is another sign of recovery after a tough time one year ago when it was shut down by the pandemic.  The non-profit arena took a big financial hit, and for the first time in its history appealed to the community for help to survive.

On Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to re-appoint Board of Managers member Steve Wagamon of Columbus to his seat in January.

Tim Cyson is the longest serving Blaine Police Reserve Officer. He is reaching 40 years of volunteer service this month.

Right now in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, there are about 250 open jobs. That represents about five percent of the district’s workforce.

Fire safety leaders are traveling across Minnesota to warn about the dangers of increased fire risk this month due to holiday decorations.