Zimmerman News

By the end of June, Minneapolis' homicide tally sat at only six, one-third of last year at this time and the lowest number veteran officers can recall.

Warren/Morrisette Joe and JoAnn Warren and Gary and Mona Morrisette, all of Elk River, announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Jenna Warren and Keith Morrisette.

In December 1974, Bob Dylan returned to Minnesota with a pile of tape from New York recordings and gathered local musicians to re-cut what would arguably become his most respected album to date, Blood on the Tracks .

An Aug. 1 wedding is planned. Bennett - Zimmerman The Free Press Nicole Bennett daughter of Jerry and Sharon Bennett of North Mankato.

*Completed Steps to Respect, a pilot bullying prevention program for fifth-grade students at Westwood.

Every week the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office responds to hundreds of calls. Here's a look at some of those incidents: *On June 14, a resident from 268th Circle in Livonia Township resident from 268th Circle reported a flat screen television, mount and several tools stolen from her home.

Schrantz Kristina Wineinger and Jason Schrantz of Elk River announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Anne, Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Fairview Northland Regional Medical Center in Princeton.

Chad R. Bergemann, age 28, of Mapleton, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, as a result of a car accident in Mankato.

Zimmerman resident Kim Osowski said she was coming home from work on June 1, when she noticed a number of cars parked in the ditch along County Road 1. When she asked what was happening, she learned there was a bear in the area, but it had wandered off into a secluded neighborhood nearby.

Originally, on May 19 the county decided against entering into an agreement with the University of Minnesota for a gardening project because of liability issues.

Joel Maturi of the University of Minnesota visited Zimmerman High School this past school year for an inspiring talk at a Mississippi 8 Conference event.

A Sherburne County household hazardous waste collection event will be held Thursday, May 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the County Public Works Building in Zimmerman.

As the career coordinator pushed pins into the map, whether it was somewhere in Minnesota like many were, or scattered on one of the coasts or down south somewhere, it likely inspired underclassmen to think about their futures and perhaps dream a little bigger.

Lincoln Rick Lincoln and Amy Steinke of Elk River announce the birth of their twin sons, Layne Mitchell and Drew Elliot, Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at Fairview Northland Regional Medical Center in Princeton.

Don Starry is done with additional schooling and back patrolling the streets of Zimmerman.

The bill was passed earlier in the evening on a party line vote in the House. Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed the bill on Saturday.

One of the biggest banks in the Twin Cities is taking a page from the automakers' handbook.

Roger Little of Rogers High School and Katherine Bost and Sara Hodge of Zimmerman High School have been accepted into the St.

RHD Auction Gallery held its grand opening Saturday, April 18 at its 25820 Seventh St.

Robert "Bob" "Soren" Sorensen, 82, of Sturgeon Lake, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale.