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Pine County crash results in death of 71-year-old Askov bicyclist
A crash involving a motor vehicle and a bicycle resulted in the death of a 71-year-old Askov woman on Tuesday afternoon. According to a...
erikvanrheenen
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Pine City Council passes truck route ordinance
The Pine City Council unanimously voted to pass an ordinance designating truck routes in the city at Wednesday's meeting. "It's just...
erikvanrheenen
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Pine County board identifies top auditor-treasurer candidate after interviews
The Pine County board of commissioners interviewed three candidates for the auditor-treasurer position at a special meeting on Sept. 25....
erikvanrheenen
Oct 1, 20251 min read


Pine City Council passes preliminary 2026 budget, tax levy; calls future of HRA into question
The Pine City Council called the future of the city's Housing and Redevelopment Authority into question at a special meeting last week....
erikvanrheenen
Sep 29, 20256 min read


Pine County Sheriff's Office locates missing boy in rural Sturgeon Lake
The Pine County Sheriff's Office located a missing five-year-old boy who was lost in a rural, wooded area of Sturgeon Lake on Friday....
erikvanrheenen
Sep 29, 20251 min read


Pine Center For the Arts announces 'Art Potluck' as October gallery
The Pine Center For the Arts will present its fifth annual community art exhibit throughout the month of October. According to a news...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 29, 20251 min read


Former Pine City administrator arrested, charged with DWI in Chisago County
Former Pine City administrator Scott Hildebrand was arrested and charged with a gross misdemeanor DWI count of refusing to submit to a...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 25, 20252 min read


Welia continues progress on Pine City campus expansion project
After breaking ground in May, Welia Health continues to make progress on an expansion project at the Pine City campus. Garrett Estenson,...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 24, 20252 min read


East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force executes Pine City warrant
A search warrant executed by members of the East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force resulted in a Pine City arrest on Tuesday....
erikvanrheenen
Sep 23, 20251 min read


Longtime Pine County district judge Krista Martin hanging up her robes
When Krista Martin started at the University of Minnesota Duluth, she planned on majoring in Spanish with aspirations of teaching after...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 23, 20258 min read


Pine City Council votes to move forward with ladder truck purchase
The Pine City Council voted to move forward with the purchase of a ladder truck for the fire department at last week's meeting. According...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 22, 20252 min read


MnDOT reminds motorists, farm equipment operators to share road safely in harvest season
With harvest season underway in Minnesota, MnDOT is encouraging drivers to be aware of large farm equipment on the road. According to a...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 22, 20251 min read


East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force locates stolen firearms in Chisago County
The East Central Drug and Violent Offenders Task Force executed two residential search warrants in Chisago County on Friday in an effort...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 19, 20251 min read


Ringler's House on Haunted Hill scares up 25 years of terror
It might surprise you to learn that Jeremy Ringler has never watched a horror film all the way though. But that hasn't stopped Ringler,...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 18, 20257 min read


Empower House to hold first annual Walk For Recover in Pine City
Empower House will hold the first annual Walk For Recovery in Pine City on Saturday, Sept. 27. Jack Frechette, a certified peer recovery...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 16, 20252 min read


East Central Schools fourth-grader hospitalized after stadium light pole accident
An East Central Schools fourth-grader was hospitalized on Friday after coming into contact with a "hot" stadium light pole. According to...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 16, 20251 min read


'Pickleball is about the people': Pine City Area Pickleball builds community, one game at a time
Janet Hawkinson was an early adopter of pickleball in Pine City, when snowbirds brought the sport back with them from Arizona about 16...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 15, 20255 min read


PICK'M Up Coalition to hold suicide prevention awareness walk/run in Pine City
The PICK’M Up Coalition will hold a suicide prevention awareness run and walk in Pine City on Saturday. The event is free and open to the...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 12, 20252 min read


Florida man arrested after allegedly using drone to try to introduce contraband at Sandstone prison
A 40-year-old Florida man was arrested last week after allegedly using a drone to try to introduce contraband to the prison in Sandstone....
erikvanrheenen
Sep 11, 20251 min read


Shelter-in-place order lifted after man found dead in Wyoming incident
The Wyoming Police Department is investigating an incident where a suicidal male was found deceased after shots were fired from a home...
erikvanrheenen
Sep 10, 20251 min read
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