The Scandia City Council became the second city in the surrounding area to pass Tobacco 21 last night. The Times will have the a full story on this in its next issue (the meeting took place after our press time yesterday).

During the threat investigation at the Forest Lake Area High School last month, one student who had nothing to do with threats says he was treated like a criminal. School and police officials say their number... facebook.com/forestlaketime…

Stalking and a strange truck theft are among some of the recent Washington County court cases related to the Forest Lake... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Read more about Scandia's new Tobacco 21 ordinance (FREE story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti… hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

With Washington County opening a county-wide compost site in Hugo, about five minutes away from the Forest Lake Compost Site, at tonight's meeting the Forest Lake City Council will be discussing whether or not to close the Forest Lake Compost Site to save money and staff time.

The Forest Lake boys and girls cross-country teams are the first statebound Rangers of the 2019-20 school year... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

We hope everyone had a safe and happy halloween! If you haven't yet, send some of your favorite pictures of Halloween festivities to [email protected] for a chance to be in this issue of The Times! facebook.com/forestlaketime…

Jeff Reinert and Cindy Hansen will face off in February for the Anoka County District 6 seat after being the... hometownsource.com/abc_newspapers…

See photos from this year's Veterans Day event at the American Legion (FREE story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti… hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

The I-35 project is expected to be complete, barring a couple of minor details, around the end of the month (FREE story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

After years of community demand, Chipotle is finally coming to Forest Lake (FREE story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti… hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

A portion of the St. Croix River in Washington County was recently listed as impaired by the Minnesota... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Here's a look at the final 2020 property tax levy proposal, which the Forest Lake City Council will discuss on Monday (FREE story):... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Forest Lake police responded to an alert that there was a weapon on school grounds. The lockdown has since been lifted. The Times is working to gather more information. Please check back here for updates. hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Forest Lake has finalized its 2020 levy (FREE story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti… hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

The Forest Lake City Council isn't the only local government entity to approve its levy lately. Forest Lake Area Schools did so last week (FREE... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Read about a recent car chase through multiple yards and other local court cases in this week's court report... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Wyoming Elementary Principal Curt Slater recently was placed on administrative leave and resigned, effective this summer. His last... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Deputies were on hand at Mr. Large Burrito today to assist in executing a court order at the business as part of an ongoing lawsuit... hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…

Here's more on the ongoing lawsuit involving two local restaurants, a local law firm, and Google (SUBSCRIBER story): hometownsource.com/forest_lake_ti…