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Three killed in accident in Bradford County
Athens Township, Pa. — Three people were killed early Tuesday morning in a vehicle crash just north of the Sayre Bridge in Athens Township. The driver, 46-year-old Brett W. Relyea, was traveling south on Riverside Drive at a high rate of speed around 2:30 a.m. April 23 when he lost control of his 2013 Nissan Altima, according to Athens Township Police. Police say the car then traveled a distance across the road and hit a parked 2001 Ford F350 pickup truck. Relyea and his two passengers, Melanie M. Schnurbusch, 42, and Arthur G. Bidlack, 46, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Bradford County Coroner. Police say an autopsy was performed on all three occupants of the vehicle. A toxicology report and the investigation are pending.
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...
Officials seek missing Ramsey man, whose vehicle was found in St. Francis
RAMSEY, Minn. — Authorities in the north metro are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man. Anoka County officials said 62-year-old Robert Scott Stelling was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Saturday leaving his home in Ramsey. A few hours later, his vehicle was found near the 22900 block of Rum River Boulevard Northwest in St. Francis.Officials described Stelling as 5'7" and 264 pounds. He was wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt with blue dots when he was last seen.Anyone with information about Stelling is asked to call Anoka County Dispatch at 763-427-1212 or 911.
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. ...
Previous employee of Circle B out thousands of dollars
After a devastated future bride shared on her Tik Tok of the surprise closure of Circle B Weddings and Events Venue in Isanti, she realized her and her fiancée would not receive a refund. More couples would come to find the same news about their future weddings when the owners, Wayne and Angela Butt, sent an email explaining the closure on April 21. But someone closer to the venue would...
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...
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