At Monday’s planning commission meeting, a conditional use permit was approved for a drive-through restaurant at 14245 Bank Street, next to the Becker Fire Department.
Central Minnesota will be well represented at the girls basketball state tournament this week. In Class 2-A Albany is seeded 3rd and New London-Spicer is seeded 4th. Becker is the top seed and Alexandria is seeded 3rd in 3-A. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa is seeded 5th in Class A.
The Sherburne County Board of Commissioners has approved a plan for Initiative Foundation to build an electric vehicle charging station near Becker school.
The Becker City Council approved a conditional use permit for JT2 Properties to build a three to five-unit shopping center on Bank Street, next to Country Lumber.
Local wrestlers competed at the MSHSL Wrestling State Championships Thursday through Saturday and several teams and individuals will be returning with some hardware.
A Becker native will be on the field this weekend when his team the Tennesse Titans play its first game in this year's National Football League postseason.
A Becker man has been sentenced to pay more than $1.4 million in restitution and serve community service after defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2017 and 2018.