Matt Debow

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The Anoka City Council unanimously approved the second reading of an updated charitable gambling ordinance after abandoning a proposed 10% fee to a city-administered fund, and instead giving three out-of-compliance

Ramsey will give some riverfront and shoreland property owners more flexibility in where they place homes after the City Council unanimously approved a zoning change April 28.

The Anoka City Council unanimously moved a proposed 46-home development near Green Haven Golf Course forward May 4, approving a rezoning and advancing plans for the Green Haven Villas project.

Ramsey Mayor Ryan Heineman recognized retiring Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Matt Kohner for 24 years of service during a presentation at the council's May 12 meeting.

The Anoka City Council voted 3-2 during its May 18 meeting to seek proposals for organized solid waste collection, setting up a possible second ballot fight over trash hauling about two years after voters rejected the idea.

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Before Andover High School graduates walked across the stage Sunday, May 31, Principal Tim Feine reminded them of a challenge he gave earlier in the year.

A dozen kids are all over the field, moving together as one unified bunch. Is the soccer ball moving them, or are they moving the soccer ball?

Graduation season is supposed to be about the seniors, but now that I have kids, it also has a way of making me look far too far into the future.