When a tornado tore through North Minneapolis May 22, 2011, Elizabeth Estepp of Ham Lake gathered volunteers and waited for a call telling them it was safe to drive in the area.

An average of 10,000 people a day are turning 65 years old, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

A Ham Lake man has been accused in Anoka County District Court of assaulting and threatening a woman at a residence in Ham Lake where they were both staying.

The plan was to meet his daughters and wife at the Coon Rapids American Legion for a meat raffle. But Dave Soucy knew something was not right when he drove into the parking lot.

People inheriting and subdividing property in Ham Lake may not have to pay traditional development fees if they do not plan to improve their land in the near future.

Three of the four bids for street maintenance materials and services through a regional consortium spearheaded by the city of Coon Rapids came in higher than estimated.

Juniors from Anoka, Andover and Blaine high schools attended County Day at the Anoka County Government Center April 19. This is an annual event sponsored by the Anoka American Legion Post 102 and the Anoka American Legion Auxiliary.

Ham Lake’s building official will get to work eight more hours each week.

The Anoka County Board has awarded a contract for a project to overlay close to 24 miles of its roads this year.

The Anoka County Board took its show on the road for the first time in 2012 when the April 10 meeting took place at Ham Lake City Hall.

Anoka County 4-H is having its second annual 5K fun run and two-mile walk fund-raiser Saturday, April 28 at Bunker Hills Regional Park.

Ham Lake resident David Estrada two years ago designed and built an eight-foot tall steel sculpture to signify the Ham Lake Snowbowl event.

Ham Lake will not go through the time-consuming process of setting up a special deer hunt in the community in order to cut down on the number of deer versus car collisions.

A group of volunteers is seeking willing walkers and runners to help Ham Lake firefighters, who are also volunteers.

Extra enforcement to target distracted driving will be undertaken by Anoka County law enforcement agencies Thursday, April 19.

The 2011 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Firearms Safety Education Volunteer Instructor of the Year isn’t afraid of a little hard work.

About three years ago, Darrin Thomas of Ham Lake was watching the Animal Planet television show “K-9 Cops” when his wife asked why the dogs did not have bullet proof vests.

An aggressive plan to deal with solid waste, notably recycling, is outlined in the 2012 Anoka County solid waste master plan.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning to spend $12.42 million to improve the Highway 65 corridor in East Bethel and Ham Lake this year.

The importance of social and emotional development for young children will be the focus of two Bridges to Mental Wellness events Tuesday, April 17 at the Schwan’s Center, 1700 105th Ave. N., Blaine.

The city of Ham Lake is hosting two public meetings within the next couple of weeks to discuss the findings of a septic study in the Hiawatha Beach and Comfort Resort neighbors on the south side of Coon Lake and to begin discussing some feasible solutions.