John Wagner

6 days ago | hometownsource.com | John Wagner

There were a whopping 24 seniors on the stage at Cambridge-Isanti High School’s Hardy Event Center on Wednesday, April 30. The one thing the group had in common besides being CIHS seniors? All 24 were signing National Letters of Intent to compete in college athletics.

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | John Wagner

Nick Bovitz learned a lesson about the differences between high school and college track during his freshman season at Bethel University. “My freshman year to now seems to far away, which is funny to say — it was just last year,” the 2023 North Branch graduate said. “The progress I’ve made — not just physically, but in every aspect — has been tremendous and unexpected.

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | John Wagner

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1 week ago | hometownsource.com | John Wagner

North Branch Area High School is quickly becoming a source of future mechanics for Ford vehicles. The first four months of 2025, four of the school’s students have completed the company’s Automotive Career Exploration (ACE) program, which is a dealer-sponsored program intended to raise awareness and interest in career opportunities within the industry as well as opening doors to becoming a service technician.

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | John Wagner

North Branch City Council is back to full strength after selecting a new council member for the second straight meeting. Council selected Jim Ibinger to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Peter Schaps as part of its Tuesday, April 22 meeting. kAm%96 G242?4J H2D 4C62E65 7@==@H:?8 E96 4@F?4:=’D pAC:= g >66E:?8[ H96? !2EC:4< |62492> H2D D6=64E65 E@ 7:== 2 4@F?4:= G242?4J 4C62E65 3J E96 C6D:8?2E:@? @7 %C2G:D |J=6D[ H9@ 3642>6 E96 4:EJ’D 9F>2?