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Sherburne County sheriff report April 18
The following individuals have been booked into the Sherburne County Jail for the alleged offense(s): - Jerry Ziaty, 27 of Zimmerman, MN 55398 for GM Obstruction Legal Process. - Kyle John Nelson, 32 of Zimmerman, MN 55398 for GM DWI. - Angel Thiel, 53 of Princeton, MN 55371 for MSD DWI. ...
Monticello Times Past: Look back at this week in city history
30 YEARS AGO: APRIL 21, 1994 • Teacher Robin Balder competed in the women’s race of the Boston Marathon, finishing in 40th place. • Mayor Ken Maus resigned and was replaced by Brad Fyle, who was elected by a 3-1 vote of the City Council. • The physical therapy unit at the Monticello-Big Lake Hospital...
Annandale junkyard draws thousands, gives cars second chance at life
ANNANDALE, Minn. — Warmer weather means classic car season is fast approaching, and if you've ever restored a classic, you may have visited an Annandale junkyard.Each summer, Minnesota's "Back to the 50s" car show draws thousands of people.They come from New York, Texas, California — but for many, the show is a pit stop on their drive down memory lane."They drive their classics all the way up to Minneapolis to the 'Back to the 50s,' and then they come out here and spend the day," said Randy Reinert.They visit what used to be an 88-acre pasture near Annandale. Decades ago,...
Wiha Tools celebrates expansion
MONTICELLO — Wiha Tools, a local company with a global footprint and German origin, has expanded its American headquarters in Monticello, recently moving into a 90,000-square-foot space visible from Interstate 94. The family-owned company feted its new $12.5 million facility on 7th Street, located on the north side of town, with a grand-opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony April 9, bringing together city leaders, members of the business community, employees from around the world and others who contributed to the effort. ...
Historically Speaking: Tarbox House named for judge, attorney
The stunning Queen Anne home known as the Tarbox House, located at 514 Broadway St. E. in Monticello, was built by the ever-so-scarcely researched Everett (Everet, or Evert) A. Nickerson, a local lumberman, in 1889. Through substantial research of the census records in Monticello from the period in which Nickerson supposedly lived here, there was only one family with that surname, and that was the family of Frank C. Nickerson. ...
‘Forever chemicals’ identified in Princeton water
High levels of PFAS found in two Princeton wells High levels of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) were identified in Princeton’s Water Treatment Plant 2. Due to new regulations implemented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday, April 10, designating a maximum level of the chemicals allowed in drinking water, Princeton’s wells 8 and 9 were both identified as having levels of PFAS above the allowable federal...
Wildfire burns near Baldwin’s Young Park
A wildfire near Baldwin Township’s Young Park claimed 7 acres of land on Sunday, April 14. High winds contributed to the fire’s growth and required aircraft support to extinguish the blaze. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the Baldwin Fire Department was called out to the wildfire on the south side of County Road 38 just west of Young Park, according to Baldwin Fire Chief Scott Case. ...
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