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CL High School adopting cell phone policy for next year, use being restricted
Chisago Lakes High School will be following the lead of Chisago Lakes middle school and banning the use of cell phones by students in the classroom setting after a unanimous vote at the regular school board meeting on Thursday, April 18. Chisago Lakes Middle School instituted a no cell phone...
County News Review Showcase previews
Looking to find out more about your favorite spring high school sports team from Chisago County or Isanti County? You've come to the right place! The County News Review has written previews on all of the teams in our coverage area. Click on the team's name to read more about these teams, and see team photos where they are available.And thanks to Trenton Reynolds and John Wagner for all of their work putting these Showcase stories together! ...
Top Teacher 2024: Somerset Middle School's Ms. Dawn Peer honored
SOMERSET, Wis. (FOX 9) - Happy tears were flowing in Somerset, Wisconsin Friday afternoon as FOX 9 staff presented our second Top Teacher award of the year. "This wasn’t supposed to be me," said Ms. Dawn Peer, an 8th grade math teacher at Somerset Middle School. Peer has been...
Synchronized swimming: Stillwater improves to 5-0
The Stillwater synchronized swimming team wrapped up at least a share of yet another East Metro Conference championship with a 36-9 routines meet victory over Osseo/Maple Grove/Park Center on Tuesday, April 23 at Stillwawter Middle School. The Ponies improved to 5-0 with just one dual meet remaining this season. After hosting its Water Show at SMS on Saturday, May 4, Stillwater is scheduled to close out the regular season at rival Forest Lake on Tuesday, May 7. ...
Special Education Para in Polk County accused of exposing child to harmful material
POLK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A Special Education Para in Polk County is accused of exposing a child to harmful material. A criminal complaint shows 35-year-old Sarah Monson of Amery, Wis. is charged with exposing a child to harmful material. According to the criminal complaint, at the time of the...
School district cuts budget by $1.25M
The Forest Lake Area School District will be cutting its 2025 operating budget by $1.25 million due to student enrollment continuing to decline. The board approved the cut during its early April meeting. Even after the 2018 levy increase approval and some assistance through COVID-related state and federal dollars, throughout the past few years, the Forest Lake Area School District has lost significant dollars, citing student enrollment decline – at roughly 100 students lost per year – as a major reason as the state provides dollars using a per pupil formula. ...
Wildcats nearly capture win from Magic at Monticello CC
Chisago Lakes had three of the top four individual finishers in the Boys Mississippi 8 Conference golf meet at Monticello Country Club on Monday, April 22, but that still wasn’t enough to win the meet outright. The host Monticello Magic had all four golfers score under 80 and the...
Soaring: From the stage to the sky
Forest Lake teen finds new heights in aviation career through National Guard Aubrey Hansen grew up soaring on the stage. As a student at both Lakes International Language Academy and St. Paul Conservatory for the Arts, she had once found her home on the stage, pursuing her talents through competitive dancing with The Dance Factory in Forest Lake and with dance companies in the Twin Cities. “I love dance. I...
Chase Bank expected for former KFC site
Two new Forest Lake restaurants open Chase Bank is expected to enter the former KFC location at 1232 West Broadway Avenue in Forest Lake. Forest Lake community development director Abbi Wittman announced the bank’s application and intent to fill the location during the council’s April 8 workshop. However, representatives from Chase Bank could not yet confirm the new location. “As we expand rapidly in the Twin Cities metro, we want...
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