Winter parking regulations will be enforced once again starting on Saturday, Nov. 1. Here's a look at what that entails for municipalities across east-central Minnesota: Pine City: There is no parking on any city streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. from Nov. 1 through March 31. Vehicles left on city streets during those restricted times are subject to being towed at the owner's expense. Any damage incurred by towing will be the owner's liability. Mora: A city ordinance prohibits ve

UPDATE: The missing person alert issued by the Pine County Sheriff's Office has been canceled after Coyne was found safe. The Pine County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing 30-year-old woman. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Victoria Coyne was last seen at her residence on Honey Avenue in rural Rush City around 9 p.m. on Oct. 28. Coyne is described as five-foot-five, weighing 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eye

Area voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4 to decide on school board races and referendum elections. Here's a look at what will appear on area ballots. Ogilvie School Board Susan Brown, Michael (Snowy) Crnobrna, and Amanda Stevenson are on the ballot to fill a vacancy on the Ogilvie school board. Jim Hanna, who served on the board for 14 months, vacated his seat due to moving out of the school district earlier this year. The seat's term expires on Jan. 1, 2029. Eas

With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits not being issued for November, area food shelves are working to meet increasing community needs. Patrick Felker, director of food equity and access at Family Pathways, discussed the shutdown's impacts on the nonprofit in an interview on Tuesday. Family Pathways has food shelves in Pine City, Sandstone, Cambridge, Chisago City, Forest Lake, North Branch, and Onamia, and two Wisconsin locations in Frederic and

Pine County is navigating impacts from the federal government shutdown, including a program that helps support about 3,000 residents. Due to the shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will not be issued for November. "In Pine County, that impacts over 1,400 households; about 3,000 people," said Pine County Health and Human Services director Becky Foss. Foss said the HHS office is directing residents to pinecountyconnect.org , which provides l

Two teenagers have died and three others were injured in a crash involving an underage driver in Chisago County in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to a news release from the Lakes Area Police Department, Chisago County dispatch was notified of a crash in the area of Stacy Trail and Ivywood Trail in Chisago City just before 2 a.m. Responding authorities located a two-vehicle, head-on collision near the intersection. A Toyota Camry was being driven by a 14-year-o

The Pine City Planning Commission awards were presented in recognition of outstanding community contributions at the Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce banquet on Tuesday evening. The planning commission reviewed nominations for the Business Site Improvement, Residential Site Improvement, and Citizen Planner awards at its Sept. 24 meeting to select the award recipients. Froggy's Bar & Grill and Pine Electric were honored in the Business Site Improvement category. Lucas and Ni

Three drug search warrants conducted by the Burnett County Sheriff's Office resulted in six arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine and marijuana on Wednesday. According to a news release from the sheriff's office, the warrants were conducted simultaneously in the Village of Grantsburg around 10:10 a.m. The warrants were obtained based on information gathered from an investigation into drug trafficking in the Grantsburg area. The arrested parties are 56-year-old Rita Wenze

A 41-year-old Cambridge man was charged last week with one count of criminal vehicular homicide, six felony-level counts of criminal vehicular operation, and DWI in a July 2 crash that resulted in a fatality in Pine County. According to the criminal complaint, multiple law enforcement agencies were dispatched to a serious two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 48 and Wildlife Road. Kameron Ellis, a 63-year-old Hinckley resident, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Pine County 4-H member Owen Johnson has been selected as a 2025-2026 Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador. Johnson, a 12th-grader from Hinckley, has participated in 4-H for eight years. According to a news release from extension educator Sarah Odendahl, Johnson will represent Pine County as one of 27 youth leaders from across the state chosen for the role. He started serving as an agriculture ambassador on Oct. 1, and will continue through September of 2026. The release state

A 71-year-old Shafer man died in the early hours of Sunday after his motorcycle struck a deer in Chisago County. According to the state patrol crash report, the motorcycle and deer collided near the intersection of Highway 95 and Pleasant Valley Road in Franconia Township around 12:45 a.m. The driver was identified as Shafer resident Bruce Filmore, who died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash. The Chisago County Sheriff's Office, Lakes Area Police Department

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate death at the Rush City prison as a possible homicide. According to...

UPDATE: The missing person alert has been canceled after Puckett was located safely. The Pine County Sheriff's Office is seeking the...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Lions Park in Pine City's Woodpecker Ridge neighborhood on Thursday evening. Pine City officially...

Former Isanti County Sheriff's Foundation treasurer Kim Nordenstrom was charged with attempted identity theft in Pine County on...

The Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce has named Loren Samuelson as the 2025 outstanding citizen of the year. According to a news...

The former treasurer of the Isanti County Sheriff's Foundation was charged with two felony-level counts of theft stemming from her time...

Pine City hosted the House Capital Investment Committee on Tuesday morning for a tour of the city's wastewater treatment ponds. The city...

A plane crash in Aitkin County sent three to the hospital on Sunday evening. According to a news release from the Aitkin County Sheriff’s...

The first full week of October marks National 4-H week, and Pine County’s program has a lot to celebrate in 2025. According to 4-H...