Summer is about offering the community options, and now that people can start to gather with less-restrictive guidelines, the hope is that the community education offerings can reach more who need them.

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.

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.

Anoka County Public Health is offering a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines for residents age 65 and over.