Lauren Flaum

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Lauren Flaum

MONTICELLO — An attempted traffic stop Friday morning in Monticello turned into a pursuit, with the driver leading deputies on a car chase before fleeing on foot and later being apprehended with the help of a K-9 and drone technology. The suspect, 40-year-old John Proper of Greenbush, was taken into custody and charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Department. kAmw6 H2D 2=D@ 492C865 @?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Lauren Flaum

MONTICELLO — In capitulating to recent public pressure to host a town hall, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-6th District, did so on his own terms, holding an hour-long phone call with constituents last week. Although well-attended, with Emmer reporting that 32,000 callers dialed in to the last-minute April 2 event, which was only announced the day before, the Republican legislator faced flack for not holding an in-person meeting, or even going the virtual route.

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Lauren Flaum

In capitulating to recent public pressure to host a town hall, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-6th District, did so on his own terms, holding an hour-long phone call with constituents Wednesday evening. Although well-attended, with Emmer reporting that 32,000 callers dialed in to the last-minute event, which was only announced the day before, the Republican legislator faced flack for not holding an in-person meeting, or even going the virtual route. kAmsFC:?8 9:D E6=6A9@?6 255C6DD[ E96 D:I\E6C> 4@?8C6DD>2?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Lauren Flaum

In capitulating to recent public pressure to host a town hall, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-6th District, did so on his own terms, holding an hour-long phone call with constituents last week. Although well-attended, with Emmer reporting that 32,000 callers dialed in to the last-minute April 2 event, which was only announced the day before, the Republican legislator faced flack for not holding an in-person meeting, or even going the virtual route. kAmsFC:?8 9:D E6=6A9@?6 255C6DD[ E96 D:I\E6C> 4@?8C6DD>2?

1 week ago | hometownsource.com | Lauren Flaum

With 34 sports fields at the 118-acre Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Athletic Park, staff from the Monticello Parks, Arts & Recreation Department spend much time and effort manually marking the playing surfaces each season. The fields need to be lined for game play three times a year — in spring, late summer and fall — and the laborious setup process currently requires two to three full-time staff members working over two to three weeks each time.