Students in Spring Lake Park High School’s OEC (Opportunities in Emergency Care) program know what it takes to get a job.

To say this is a busy time of year around the Jenny and Rob Potter household is a understatement of Olympic proportions.

Sen. Tarryl Clark has officially entered the Sixth Congressional District race, saying she is the candidate that can beat Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

Peter Bell plans to leave his chairmanship of the Metropolitan Council at the end of his term this year. 

A strong and steady bridge, designed and built by seasoned engineers, links support and service from one end of Anoka County to the other.

Bonding authority given to Anoka County through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used by the Anoka County Regional Rail Authority to purchase 13-plus acres of land in Coon Rapids’ Evergreen Business Park primarily to provide parking for a future rail station on Foley Boulevard.

For years, the Minnesota Department of Health has delegated to the Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services Department the authority to license and inspect food, beverage and lodging establishments in the county as well as public swimming pools.

Schwan Super Rink and National Sports Center (NSC) staffers ramped up their facilities services approach when Blaine was finally selected as an U.S. Olympic training site.

Significantly more federal money is available this year to meet the emergency food and housing needs of low-income Anoka County residents.

Anoka County has received state dollars to boost its child protection family group decision making program, which is designed to keep children with and their families out of foster care.