Kanabec County News

Bob De Young shot this buck on Halloween day with a bow near Lewis Lake. He was an 8 pointer, but two tines were broken.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for eight Kanabec County residents. Why? Because for one reason or another their refunded checks have been returned by the U.S. Postal Service as "undeliverable." The Kanabec County residents for whom the I.R.S. has money for are as follows: Craig Birkaker Joseph Demers Roland Foix Melissa Monhead Charles Sam ...

State Senator Tony Lourey, who represents Kanabec County, is one of seven state legislators selected by Conservation Minnesota to receive the 2009 a oe100% Minnesotan Award.a Lourey, according to Conservation Minnesotaa s voting scorecard, had a perfect voting record on conservation issues in 2009 and received his award during a presentation ...

Seven adults were arrested on Friday, Oct. 30, after the North Central Drug Task Force and Kanabec County Sheriff's Office executed a pair of narcotics search warrants.

By Kelli Baxter Trudy Kruse remembers when it took several hours to sort thousands of pieces of mail by hand at the Rush City Post Office.

While no national or state races will be on this year's ballot, Election Day 2009 will be instrumental in shaping the future of Kanabec County's two school districts.

More than 700 acres of Kanabec County land currently in tax forfeiture could be back on the tax rolls by the end of the year.

By Evelyn Puffer Contributing writer An argument between two friends turned deadly Oct.

A wave of support for the Mora Police Department flooded City Hall this week. Following a 3-2 vote on Oct.

A man is hospitalized and in critical condition in St. Cloud Hospital after having been shot twice on the afternoon of Oct.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that former Kanabec County resident Roger Vogt has been selected to serve on the Minnesota Farm Service Agency State Committee.

Local prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old Anoka County man with four felonies after an Oct.

Kanabec County Public Health will be administering seasonal flu vaccinations to the public tomorrow afternoon at Trailview Elementary School.

Health officials say H1N1 flu strain now - widespread' Influenza-like illness is now widespread in Minnesota, although the severity of the illness caused by the H1N1 flu strain does not currently appear to have increased.

Mora City Council members ended months of discussion and debate by voting 3-2 Tuesday afternoon to disband the city's police department and contract with the Kanabec County Sheriff's Office for the administration of law enforcement services.

Mora school board members have approved a proposed 2010 taxpayer levy in the amount of $1,643,033. That figure represents a decrease of about 10 percent from the 2009 levy because the amount of the previous voter-approved operating levy which expires this year cannot be included in the district budget at this point.

In the late 1800s many Swedes immigrated to the United States, particularly to Minnesota, in search of a chance for a better life.

The American Cancer Society and Kanabec County Hospice have received a welcome donation courtesy of the Mora Lions Club.

The Fish Lake Chapel celebrates its 125th anniversary this Sunday, Oct. 4. The church was started in 1884 by a group of Swedish settlers wanting to retain and pass on their traditional ways of worship and fellowship.

After pleading guilty back in May to one count of filing a false or fraudulent tax return, former Mora resident Shayne Dalbec learned inside Kanabec County Court last week that he will serve 90 days in jail.