Important notice on free political filing statements
The Isanti County News allows each candidate running for a local office one free filing statement announcing their candidacy. Candidates whose filing period closed Aug. 16 must submit their filing...
View ArticleGuidelines for Political Letters to the Editor
The following are some guidelines adopted by ECM Publishers regarding election letters to the editor. Letters can be emailed to editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com. All letters must include the letter...
View ArticleMichael S. Holmes
Michael S. Holmes, age 75, of Cambridge, passed away August 24, 2016 . Arrangements by Strike Funeral Homes, (763)689-2070. www.strikefuneral.com
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Isanti County Master Gardener program seeks new members
The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardener program in Isanti County is looking for new recruits. Two master gardeners at the Isanti County Master Gardener program booth. The program is...
View ArticleOn the Go upcoming events
Concerts in Cambridge City Park Thursdays, through Sept. 1: Free summer concert series at Cambridge City Park (810 Second Ave. SW) every Thursday at 6 p.m. through Sept. 1. Performance schedule: Aug....
View ArticleNew parenting support group offered by The Refuge Network
For many people who are dealing with domestic abuse, finding the courage to speak up is half the battle. Family Pathways is here to help, offering dual class-support groups through its program, The...
View ArticlePowerful Tools for Caregivers workshop
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take of yourself. This program will help family caregivers reduce stress, improve self...
View ArticleIsanti man graduates from Cadet Leaders Course
James R. Roberts, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet at Saint Cloud State University, has graduated from the Cadet Leaders Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Roberts is the son of Albert and...
View ArticleC-I Schools: Superintendent is doing an ‘excellent job’
School Board Chair Tim Hitchings delivered the board’s evaluation of Cambridge-Isanti Superintendent Raymond Queener’s performance at the Cambridge-Isanti School Board’s Aug. 18 regular meeting. The...
View ArticleJoin for a ride to Seniors Day at the State Fair
Jeannie Winselman and Audrey Clough SAC’s Enrichment Center It’s that time of year again for the end-of-summer tradition of the Minnesota State Fair—12 days of fun (Aug. 25-Sept. 5) ending Labor Day....
View ArticleIsanti to host walk, BBQ to raise awareness for veteran, military suicide
Isanti will host an event sponsored by Operation 23 to Zero in early September to help raise awareness on the high rates of veteran and military suicide. During the Aug. 16 Isanti City Council meeting,...
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Local family takes trip to Norway
Cambridge residents Sandie and Nick Ordahl recently took many members of their extended family on a three-week trip to Norway to see sites connected to their ancestral heritage and meet relatives, some...
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Laura R. Buchan-Gohman
Laura Ruth Buchan-Gohman, age 95, of Cambridge passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 27, 2016. She was born on February 27, 1921 in Dayton Township, Minnesota to...
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Sharon Lee Fennema
Sharon Fennema of Rock Creek, formerly of Isanti, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at St. Mary’s Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester on Monday, August 15, 2016 at the age of 68....
View ArticleBrenda Kay Erbstoesser
Brenda K. Erbstoesser, of Braham, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. She was 58 years old. Brenda is survived by brother David (Loni); sister Karen (Mike) Cox;...
View ArticleAnoka-Ramsey Community College earns another ‘top’ recognition
Anoka-Ramsey Community College was recently named ninth in the Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges of 2016 by ValueColleges. This adds to Anoka-Ramsey’s previous recognition as one of the Top 150...
View ArticleIsanti County Board briefs
News briefs from the Aug. 17 Isanti County Board of Commissioners meeting: • The Isanti County Board of Commissioners will hold a special session at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 in the County Board Room. The purpose...
View ArticleBraham hires former Cambridge Primary Principal Grote
Approximately 25 to 30 people attended the Aug. 22 Braham School Board meeting to show their support for the hiring of Christopher Grote. Hiring Grote as an elementary classroom teacher was on the...
View ArticleThe Cambridge City Council and others should be commended on refrigerated ice...
Dear Editor: I want to thank and commend Cambridge City Council members Lisa Iverson and Joe Morin and Mayor Marlys Palmer that voted in favor of the outdoor refrigerated hockey-skating rinks. Lynda...
View ArticleLocal connection to flooding in Baton Rouge
Dear Editor: We are part of a Navy organization (USS Bearss DD654) and we have been notified that one of our members has been hit with the epic disaster in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They have received...
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