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LONG-TIME BLAINE LEADERS RYAN, SWANSON REFLECT ON DECADES OF CITY COUNCIL SERVICE

Mayor Tom Ryan and Council Member Dick Swanson have logged a combined total of more than 60 years of city leadership.

BLAINE MAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR WIFE’S MURDER

An Anoka County judge sent a Blaine man to prison for perhaps the rest of his life after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife after she filed for divorce.

BLAINE COVID-19 TESTING SITE OPENS MONDAY

State health officials will coordinate COVID-19 nasal swab testing at Victory Links Golf Course at the National Sports Center starting Monday, December 7.

SANTA PARADE BACK ON

Because of all the challenges of a pandemic, the SBM Fire Department’s Santa Parade has been partially rescheduled.

LICENSE CENTERS DEAL WITH STAFFING CHALLENGES

Planning ahead is a good idea if you have business with the county License and Passport Centers. They are dealing with staffing issues thanks to distance learning at home, and COVID exposures. Since many schools went to distance learning, some workers had to take leave to be with children at home.

ANOKA COUNTY RECOGNIZES WORK OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS

The Anoka County Board of Commissioners honored many county departments at last week’s board meeting. Typically, these honors are reserved for individual employees; but this year, with all the challenges, the board did things a little differently.

SCHOOLS ADJUST MEAL DISTRIBUTION PLAN AS PANDEMIC DRAWS ON, TOTAL DISTANCE LEARNING RETURNS

In a year that has been anything but normal for public school districts, many have committed to and continued to offer breakfast and lunch meal kits to those students who would otherwise rely on the meals at school.

ANOKA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE EXTENDED

In recognition of the unprecedented disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners granted owners of residential and nonresidential properties more time to pay their property taxes without penalty.

LINO LAKES ORDERS STUDY ABOUT CLOSED YMCA FITNESS CENTER

The City of Lino Lakes ordered a feasibility study to find out what it would take to possibly re-open and at least partially operate the closed YMCA fitness center next door to city hall.

RESTAURANT OWNERS MAKE DIFFICULT CHOICES IN FACE OF NEW GOVERNOR-ORDERED COVID-19 CLOSURES

Because of a continuing spike in COVID cases, dining rooms are closed for four weeks. Restaurants can stay open for take-out food, but at least two popular local restaurants say that’s not a workable plan.