State funds are available for local road projects, and Akeley is exploring its options. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 12:23 pm, Jan. 19, 2021 ×
The Akeley City Council took the first step toward exploring the possibility of seeking funding for paving Crow Wing Loop through the state s Local Road Improvement Program. (Photo courtesy of Google Imaging)
The possibility of a Crow Wing Loop paving project in Akeley was discussed at the Jan. 13 city council meeting.
The council took the first step in a lengthy process by approving a resolution supporting the application for funding proposal at the county level. “This will start the ball rolling,” Mayor Brian Hitchcock said.
Making the Nevis community stronger and rebuilding the planning and zoning committee are her top priorities. Written By: Lorie R. Skarpness | 11:21 am, Jan. 15, 2021 ×
Jeanne Thompson was sworn in as the new mayor of Nevis Monday night.
She has served as a Nevis City Council member for four years and her family has a long history in the Nevis community.
“My great-grandparents, John and Grace Schroeder, moved to Nevis in the 1950s, and since that time members of my family, especially my grandmother, Evelyn O’Borsky, and my father, John O’Borsky, have lived in Nevis in that same home,” she said in an interview.
County commissioners review advertising costs. 9:53 am, Dec. 19, 2020
The Hubbard County Board reviewed advertising costs at its Dec. 8 work session.
“As time goes on, I’m hearing more and more people actually don’t get a physical paper and I can’t believe how many live in Hubbard County that just don’t get a paper,” said board chair Char Christenson.
She noted that the board has, in the past, focused on the newspaper with the largest circulation.
“But statutorily, we just have to publish it someplace,” Christenson said.
County Coordinator Eric Nerness said there has been discussion in the Association of Minnesota Counties about amending the statute to provide for posting on a website or electronic publication. “But the word back from legislators is, ‘That is so far down our priority list, we’re not going to mess with that right now,’” he said.