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A Watertown Mayer Senior has been named Miss Basketball 2012 in Minnesota. Royals Point Guard Marissa Janning was named to the honor this past weekend. The Crieghton University recruit was a 6 year player for …
24 Apr 12
The Red Cross Bloodmobile in the the area this week. Today (Monday), the Bloodmobile is in Watertown at the Community Center, where donors can give blood from 1pm until 7pm. On Tuesday, the Bloodmobile is …
23 Apr 12
The Sibley County Board will be re-addressing a proposal to bring high-speed internet access to rural and urban areas of the county during its meeting this week. The board had tabled a vote on whether …
23 Apr 12
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Coalition, Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans proudly announce the winners of the 2012 Endangered Species Day Youth Art …
23 Apr 12
A 32-year-old Hutchinson man was sentenced in federal court Thursday for conspiring to distribute drugs. Joshua Anthony Munoz was sentenced to 10 years in prison on one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine. …
20 Apr 12
Bushmills Ethanol, Inc. has paid an $800,000 civil penalty for wastewater treatment violations for discharging wastewater containing unpermitted levels of dissolved minerals (salts) and other pollutants and then providing inaccurate information about the discharges at …
20 Apr 12
The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office is looking for possible witnesses of a car/motorcycle crash that killed the driver of the motorcycle and his passenger Wednesday afternoon in Big Lake Township. The driver of the motorcycle, …
20 Apr 12
On Thursday, the Minnesota House of Representatives fell one vote shy of passing a Bonding Bill to restore and repair the State Capitol building. Majority Republicans put up 69 votes; House Democrats only offered 11 …
20 Apr 12
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
