Ham Lake News

Hennepin County deputies Jim Reuper and Joe Martin moved a "road closed" sign into place at a boat launch on Medicine Lake in Plymouth.

ABC Newspapers staff members received nine 2010-2011 Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest awards late last month.

A bill expanding the situations where citizens can use deadly force in their home is headed for a vote by the full Minnesota Senate.

A Madison woman and her adult son are expected to appear in Dane County Circuit Court today on accusations they failed to help a relative who lay dying in their home.

A&E Live: The dates for some performances by St. Paul taiko drum troupe Mu Daiko were incorrect in a Page 1E story Wednesday.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office has issued a permit for the Ham Lake Snowbowl to take place this weekend, although no vehicles will be allowed on the lake's surface, according to Cmdr.

Producer Patti Hynes-McCarthy puts on two hats in The Seasons Dinner Theatre production "On Golden Pond." The show opens this weekend with Hynes-McCarthy stepping into the spotlight in a lead role of Ethel Thayer.

At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Ham Lake City Council addressed a number of road project issues that its roads commission had discussed Jan.

Skijoring, a dog sled race and dog sled pulling are the dog theme competitions that take place at the Ham Lake Snowbowl.

Last week the county board authorized the sale of general obligation capital improvement bonds not to exceed $15.3 million and awarded the sale of general obligation refunding bonds for three existing bonds, two of them capital improvement projects and the third for library projects, totaling $4,457,628. "It's an excellent time for financing," said ... (more)

Staff Warren W. Nelson, age 63, of Lindstrom died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his residence.

The East Bethel City Council on a 4-0 vote during its Jan. 18 meeting chose to lower the city's annual cigarette license fee from $300 to $200. Mayor Richard Lawrence voted yes, but preferred to see the fee lower all the way to $100. The mayor was the one who suggested lowering the cigarette license fee to be more in line with what several ... (more)

Over the past two meetings, the Ham Lake City Council has recognized a number of individuals and groups that have helped keep city parks clean under the Adopt-A-Park program.