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Anoka County needs 60,000 cubic yards of sand under portions of Bunker Lake Boulevard, which is being reconstructed from 38th to Seventh avenues, and this fill will come from a site at the northeast corner of Bunker Lake Boulevard and Seventh Avenue. Photo by Eric Hagen

Sand for Bunker Lake Boulevard base to come from adjacent site

By Eric Hagen on May 22, 2013 at 1:27 pm

Anoka County needs 60,000 cubic yards of sand underneath a segment of Bunker Lake Boulevard being reconstructed and it will not have to go far to get this fill.

 
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Anoka man approached 100 mph on motorcycle as he fled police

By Eric Hagen on May 22, 2013 at 1:12 pm

An Anoka man has been accused in Anoka County District Court of leading police on a high speed chase through a populated area of Andover on a Sunday afternoon (April 28) before he eventually pulled over.

 
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Blaine police reports for the week of May 3-9

By ABC Newspapers on May 21, 2013 at 10:34 am

On May 5 at 9:38 p.m. in the 12200 block of Duke Drive N.E., a woman reported that her vehicle was stolen. She had left the keys in her unlocked vehicle, which police later found at 3:54 a.m. the next day in a parking lot in the 12000 block of Central Avenue N.E. The doors were locked and the keys w...

 
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Ramsey orders feasibility study for Garnet and 168th

By Tammy Sakry on May 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

A rough patch of Ramsey roadway could be getting a makeover.

 
Congressman Erik Paulsen (left) gets an up close and personal look at the new state-of-the-art NextGuard X-ray detection system manufactured at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Coon Rapids plant. Bob Ries (right), lead product manager, shows Paulsen how the new machine, launched in April, detects foreign objects in food.

Coon Rapids company launches detection machine

By Peter Bodley on May 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

A Coon Rapids business is at the cutting edge of detecting contaminants in food products.

 
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Two Memorial Day weekend services

By Community Contributor on May 21, 2013 at 7:00 am

The annual Memorial Day weekend services presented by the Anoka County Veterans Council will take place Saturday, May 25 at two locations in the county.

 
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Blaine man found guilty of first-degree murder

By Eric Hagen on May 20, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Anoka County District Court Judge Douglas Meslow determined today (May 20) that a Blaine man could serve a life sentence for the stabbing his girlfriend to death in Coon Rapids in October 2011.

 
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Kowalski named an honorary deputy sheriff

By Eric Hagen on May 20, 2013 at 7:15 am

Stan Kowalski has made a positive impression on many people with all the volunteering he has done throughout his life. Add another fan to the list in Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart.

 
laherty and Collins Regional Property Manager Michael Collins points out where the courtyard kitchenette and cabanas will be placed around The Residence’s heated saltwater pool. Photo by Tammy Sakry

The Residence ready to welcome tenants

By Tammy Sakry on May 20, 2013 at 7:00 am

Moving boxes are being filled and new tenants are ready to make The Residence at The COR home.

 
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Shot is fired in domestic incident; man is charged

By Peter Bodley on May 20, 2013 at 7:00 am

A domestic situation involving with a drunk male with a firearm has led to two charges being filed in Anoka County District Court against a Coon Rapids resident.

 
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Blaine man charged with having short-barreled shotgun

By Eric Hagen on May 20, 2013 at 7:00 am

A Blaine man is facing a felony charge in Anoka County District Court for allegedly having a short-barreled shotgun in his possession.

 
Members of the Coon Rapids American Legion Auxiliary served lunch to some 60 residents of Camilia Rose Care Center May 7. Auxiliary members have served lunch twice a year for more than 20 years. Photo by Kelly Johnson

Auxiliary serves lunch for Camilia Rose Care Center

By Kelly Johnson on May 18, 2013 at 7:05 am

Volunteers from the Coon Rapids American Legion Auxiliary served lunch to residents of the Camilia Rose Care Center last week.

 
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DNR to double size of Bonnell Wildlife Management Area

By Karin Craig on May 18, 2013 at 7:04 am

The Carl E. Bonnell Wildlife Management Area northwest of St. Francis may soon be doubling in size.

 
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Blaine man charged for firing shotgun in neighborhood

By Eric Hagen on May 18, 2013 at 7:03 am

A Blaine man is facing a felony charge in Anoka County District Court for allegedly firing a shotgun in a Blaine neighborhood the evening of April 30.

 
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Contracts awarded for two Coon Rapids street projects

By Peter Bodley on May 18, 2013 at 7:02 am

Contracts have been awarded by the Coon Rapids City Council for two of the three residential street reconstruction projects planned this year.

 
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Trial pushed back in criminal sex case

By Peter Bodley on May 18, 2013 at 7:01 am

The Anoka County District Court trial date of an Anoka resident charged with three felony counts of criminal sexual conduct, two in the first degree and other in the third degree, has been pushed back.

 
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Way to Well Health bus finds its way to University Avenue

By Sue Austreng on May 18, 2013 at 7:00 am

The Walgreens Way to Well Health tour bus stopped at Walgreens store #02935 at the corner of Egret and University Avenue May 10 while on a nationwide tour to promote good health.

 
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Man charged in connection to SLP drug deal gone bad

By Tammy Sakry on May 17, 2013 at 7:05 am

The Anoka County Attorney’s Office has charged a 34-year-old Fridley man with two felony counts after a drug deal went bad in Spring Lake Park.

 
Mayor Tim Howe (left) proclaimed May 17 and 18 Poppy Days in Coon Rapids. He is pictured with, left to right, Diane Bohlman, poppy chairperson for the Coon Rapids American Legion Auxiliary; Marv Roepke, poppy chairperson for the Coon Rapids VFW; and Helen Steffen, Coon Rapids American Legion Auxiliary president.

Poppy Days declared in Coon Rapids

By Peter Bodley on May 17, 2013 at 7:04 am

Members of the Coon Rapids American Legion, the Coon Rapids VFW and their ladies auxiliaries will be selling poppies in the community today (Friday, May 17) and tomorrow (Saturday, May 18).

 
The Selimer-Blanchette parcel would be the third purchase the city of Andover will have made since voters approved a $2 million open space refrendum in 2006. Submitted file photo

Andover offers $300,000 to buy open space

By Eric Hagen on May 17, 2013 at 7:03 am

The city of Andover is once again targeting a 40-acre parcel east of Hanson Boulevard and about one mile north of 161st Avenue for open space preservation.

 
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Hearing is set for Blackfoot project in Coon Rapids

By Peter Bodley on May 17, 2013 at 7:01 am

A feasibility report for the reconstruction of Blackfoot Street has been accepted by the Coon Rapids City Council and a public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 7 p.m.

 
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Man sentenced for breaking into a Ramsey home

By Tammy Sakry on May 17, 2013 at 7:00 am

A Taylor Falls man has plead guilty to breaking into a Ramsey house.

 

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