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Notice of Special Meeting

A majority of the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners may gather for a social luncheon on June 6 at 1 p.m. No County business will be discussed and there is no agenda established for this social gathering.

The lunch will take place at The Palmer House,...

Xcel open house to address new transmission line

Xcel Energy is proposing to build a new double-circuit 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the retiring Sherco coal plant near Becker, and Lyon County in southwest Minnesota. The new transmission infrastructure is designed to enable more than 2,00...

Shred documents for free at Zimmerman event

Zimmerman Document Destruction Day is coming up on June 8 from 3-5 p.m.

The location is First National Bank of Milaca- Zimmerman Branch, 26120 Third St. E.

Bring documents to have them shredded for FREE, limit 3 boxes (90 pounds) per household or business.

Tool allows residents to get property tax estimates

We have a new function on our website that allows you to see an estimate of your property taxes. 

Click on the link https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=133&LayerID=1600&PageTypeID=2&PageID=13226 and select your taxi...

Renewals starting for Medical Assistance recipients

Over the next 12 months, Medical Assistance enrollees must have their eligibility reviewed to ensure they still qualify for coverage through a renewal process. 

Renewals were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic but are scheduled to resume starting...

Highway 301 roadwork, detour until September

Highway 301 (Minnesota Boulevard) between 15th Avenue Southeast and Highway 10 in St. Cloud will be closed until September. The closure is necessary to reconstruct the roadway and restore the historic wall at the Minnesota Correctional Facility.

The $4 mil...

State program provides money to extend broadband service

The Broadband Line Extension Connection Program awards grants for the extension of existing broadband infrastructure to unserved locations. An unserved location is a location that does not have a wired broadband service of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mb...

Application process opens for Veterans Service bonus

The 2022 Legislature passed and Governor Walz signed the first-ever Veterans Omnibus Bill that included funding for a service bonus payable to eligible Veterans who served from 9/11/01 to 8/30/21. The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is hon...