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.
Renee Regel, the Economic Development Coordinator in Becker, has been selected to the National Association of Counties’ Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities Coalition.
Stewartville came from down 11 points at halftime to edge top seeded Becker 60-59 in the Class 3-A State Tournament Semifinals Thursday at Williams Arena. Becker led 38-27 at halftime but were outscored by Stewartville 33-21 in the 2nd half.
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 Domino’s Pizza franchise in Becker has just bought a D-X-P, a specially-made delivery vehicle complete with an in-vehicle oven that keeps the orders warm.
The Minnesota Utilities Commission has received notice that Xcel Energy has terminated its agreement with Honeycrisp, LLC to build a 375,000-square-foot building next to the Sherco Power Plant.
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.