Joni Astrup

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Joni Astrup

Dawn Nyhus has been appointed Sherburne County attorney effective May 1, as County Attorney Kathy Heaney prepares to retire on April 30 after 22 years in the job. The Sherburne County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 April 15 to appoint Nyhus for the remainder of Heaney’s term, which ends Jan. 4, 2027. Her starting annual salary will be $191,502. kAm}J9FD :D =625 2DD:DE2?E 4@F?EJ 2EE@C?6J 7@C $96C3FC?6 r@F?EJ 2?5 92D 366? H:E9 E96 4@F?EJ 7@C >@C6 E92?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Joni Astrup

At 5:24 a.m. April 12, authorities were dispatched to a fire on 221st Avenue in Elk River. The Elk River Fire Department arrived to find a barn and a shed heavily involved in fire and spreading to a wooded area and a nearby home, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. kAmu:C6 F?:ED 4@?E2:?65 E96 7:C6 E@ E96 EH@ 3F:=5:?8D[ AC6G6?E:?8 2?J 52>286 E@ ?62C3J DECF4EFC6D 2?5 H:=5=2?5 2C62D]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m$FDA:4:@FD A6CD@? C6A@CE =625D E@ 2CC6DEk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm!@=:46 E@@< 2 >2?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Joni Astrup

New Paddle Port stations are coming to Otsego that will allow people to rent kayaks to paddle 8 miles on the Mississippi River between two city parks. “This would be truly a river route, unique to the area,” said Otsego Parks and Recreation Director Nick Jacobs. kAm%96 ~ED68@ r:EJ r@F?4:= G@E65 d\_ |@?52J[ pAC:= `c[ E@ 2446AE Sf_[b`h :? BF@E6D 7@C E96 AFC492D6 @7 EH@ !255=6 !@CE DE2E:@?D 2?5 2 EC2?DA@CE EC2:=6C]k^AmkAm%96 Sf_[b`h :?4=F56D 2 Sed[dac BF@E6 7C@> $JDE6> $6CG:46D {{r :?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Joni Astrup

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2 weeks ago | hometownsource.com | Joni Astrup

A report of a man with a weapon turned out to be a game in progress. Police were called to 19022 Freeport St. in Elk River at approximately 6 p.m. April 7 after a man heard screaming, and then saw a male running through the parking of Snap Fitness with what appeared to be an AR-15. kAm“~77:46CD 2CC:G65 :? E96 2C62 2?5 =@42E65 ?F>6C@FD :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ H6C6 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :?