The Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce June 5 will give members a chance to learn more about the latest news on what is happening in Anoka County. It’s the chamber’s annual “State of the County” luncheon at the Green Haven Golf and Banquet Center.

The University of Minnesota Extension - Anoka County Master Gardener volunteer program is sponsoring A Walk in the Garden educational series of gardening classes at the Bunker Hills Activities Center, 550 Bunker Lake Blvd. N.W., Andover.

The Ham Lake City Council May 7 approved a joint powers agreement (JPA) with Anoka County that spells out who is responsible for what in the reconstruction of the Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard intersection.

There are two sides to every story. A mediator’s job is to get the people on each side to calmly express their opinion and direct them to a reasonable solution.

As Anoka County’s population ages, senior centers in the county will be asked to provide a wide variety of services to a diverse population.

A proposal to be part of a Clean Cities National Parks initiative to bring electric vehicle charging stations to Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park has been shelved by Anoka County.

Among high risk populations, it has been called a silent epidemic. Tooth decay is on the rise for children as young as toddlers, setting the stage for a lifetime of oral health problems.

Anoka County wants to expand the volunteer opportunities it offers county residents age 55 and older.

There are several different TV shows having to do with collecting things and hoarding.

Anoka County’s fallen officers were honored at a law enforcement memorial ceremony May 16.

The Anoka County Board has taken action to resolve staffing issues and accelerate accreditation for the Tri-County Regional Forensic Laboratory (RFL) at the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.

One of the state’s largest consignment sale events gives families a chance to earn money and save money on thousands of items for children, while the event helps raise money and collects food donations for Second Harvest Heartland.

The message was simple and to the point Saturday at the third annual 5K Walk for Mental Illness - mental health is as important as physical health.

The 2012 election season officially gets under way Tuesday.

The number of senior citizens in Anoka County and throughout Minnesota is on the rise.

The Anoka County Historical Society will host its annual Dolly and Me Tea Saturdays, May 12 and 17 at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. at the Anoka County History Center and Library in Anoka.

The other day I was on my way to Blaine — on Highway 10 where you cross over University Avenue.

A week after seeing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) renewed in the U.S. Senate, Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited with committee members of Anoka County’s Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) May 2 to learn about the program, which officials hope will decrease domestic violence.

A secret smallmouth bass fishing spot is now more accessible.

Improvement to the existing pavement and parking areas at the Anoka County Fairgrounds are proposed to take place before the 2012 Anoka County Fair opens in late July.

An early morning accident May 4 in Ramsey resulted in the death of a Champlin man.

Anoka County is planning to reconstruct a portion of Foley Boulevard in Coon Rapids in 2014.