Ramsey is a step closer to providing its residents clean water free of manganese, as the city held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday afternoon for its new water treatment plant
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Largely rural town of Nowthen now has its own fire department Nowthen gets its own fire department after ending contract with Ramsey April 27, 2021 2:57pm Text size Copy shortlink: Welcome to firefighting, the broadcast announcement from Anoka County Public Safety said. Congratulations.
A few hours later, firefighters answered the new department s first call: A tree had fallen on power lines.
Nowthen, in northwestern Anoka County, became a city 13 years ago and contracted with neighboring Ramsey for fire services. But rising administrative costs and different service needs in the two communities led to an amicable breakup and separate departments.
As many as 15 firefighters who had been on Ramsey s payroll will shift to Nowthen.
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Ramsey councilor condemned for comparing mask mandate to Japanese internment
She made the comparison in support of her resolution to not use city resources to enforce the state s mask mandate.
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Chelsee Howell, who was elected to the Ramsey City Council in the 2020 election, made the comparison during the City Council meeting on March 9 when it voted 4-3 to pass a resolution instructing that no city resource be used to enforce the state s mask mandate.
The Twin Cities chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) issued a statement criticizing her comments, saying she weaponized the Japanese American incarceration experience for their political purposes.