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News in Sherburne County, Minnesota

Nitrate water-testing clinic planned in Sherburne County
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:18:52 -0700

Sherburne County and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will offer a free nitrate water-testing clinic Tuesday. The clinic will be from 3-7 p.m. at the Becker Community Center, 11500-140th Ave. SE, Becker.

Dog killed by bear in Sherburne County
Mon, 07 May 2012 20:59:47 -0700

Sherburne County Sheriff Joel Brott says his office received information from the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Brott says the bear and her three cubs were in the backyard eating out of bird feeder.

Bear kills dog in back yard of rural Sherburne County home
Mon, 07 May 2012 19:56:36 -0700

A bear killed a dog in the back yard of a rural Sherburne County residence on Monday.

Bear kills small dog in Sherburne County back yard
Mon, 07 May 2012 16:52:42 -0700

A bear nibbling at a bird feeder killed a small dog in the backyard of a home in central Minnesota shortly after sunrise Monday, authorities said.

Bear kills Pomeranian in Minnesota
Mon, 07 May 2012 20:12:03 -0700

A bear has attacked and killed a small dog in the backyard of a home in central Minnesota. The Sherburne County sheriff's office says the bear was eating out of a bird feeder when the attack happened east of Zimmerman shortly after sunrise Monday. The bear was accompanied by three cubs.

U.S. Supreme Court won't review Petters' conviction
Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:27 -0700

Tom Petters in 2008, when he was being held in the Sherburne County Jail. MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't take up the case of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters.

Minnesota coal-fired power plant may be on the chopping block
Wed, 09 May 2012 08:36:44 -0700

BECKER, Minn. (AP) - Sherburne County Generating Station, better known as Sherco, is a power-producing workhorse. But even good workhorses head to the glue factory eventually.

Green groups threaten EPA with lawsuit
Wed, 09 May 2012 23:31:33 -0700

Several environmental groups are trying to force the federal government to impose pollution controls at Xcel's Sherburne County power plant.

Bear kills dog in central Minn. backyard
Tue, 08 May 2012 10:03:18 -0700

ZIMMERMAN, Minn. (AP) — A bear has attacked and killed a small dog in the backyard of a home in central Minnesota.

The end of the line for Minnesota's coal plants?
Sat, 05 May 2012 22:03:02 -0700

Sherburne County Generating Station, better known as Sherco, is a power-producing workhorse.