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Pine City Farmers' Market keeps things fresh
To celebrate National Farmers' Market Week (Aug. 3-9), news director Erik van Rheenen caught up with Pine City Farmer's Market board...
erikvanrheenen
Aug 7, 20253 min read


Pine County Board discusses future of administrator position
The Pine County Board discussed the future of the county administrator position at Tuesday’s meeting. On Tuesday, the board acknowledged...
erikvanrheenen
Aug 5, 20252 min read


Pine County Sheriff's Office looking for missing 85-year-old Hinckley woman
The Pine County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 85-year-old Hinckley woman. According to an...
erikvanrheenen
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Rock Creek teen located safely after being reported as missing
UPDATE: The teen was located safely. The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 17-year-old male from Rock Creek....
erikvanrheenen
Aug 4, 20251 min read


City of Hinckley conducting community walkability audit in August
Hinckley is seeking public feedback as the city conducts a community walkability audit during the month of August. The city is looking...
erikvanrheenen
Aug 4, 20251 min read


Construction underway for 'The Rock' housing project in Sandstone
Construction on a workforce housing project at the historic Sandstone School got underway on July 14. According to a news release from...
erikvanrheenen
Aug 1, 20251 min read


Iowa man sentenced in Hinckley child sexual assault case
An Iowa man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Monday in Pine County Court after pleading guilty to one count of first-degree...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 30, 20251 min read


Snake River Fur Post to make programming changes as MNHS addresses structural deficit
The Snake River Fur Post will make changes to programming starting on Sept. 1 as the Minnesota Historical Society makes institutional...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 30, 20251 min read


Traffic stop leads to pair of arrests in Hinckley
A traffic stop and K9 search of a vehicle in Hinckley on Sunday resulted in a pair of arrests. According to a news release from the Pine...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Sandstone to hold groundbreaking ceremony for workforce housing development project
The city of Sandstone will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a workforce housing development project at the historic Sandstone School on...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Pine County administrator Minke resigns effective Sept. 4; will take same role in Aitkin County
Pine County administrator David Minke is resigning from his position effective Sept. 4. Minke, who has served as the county’s...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Pine City Kwik Trip anticipated to open Nov. 28
The Kwik Trip location under construction at 630 13th St. Southwest is expected to open at 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. In an email, Kwik...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Driver in Isanti County Fair event dies after sustaining life-threatening injuries
A driver who sustained life-threatening injuries during a grandstand event at the Isanti County Fair on Thursday has died. An update from...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 22, 20252 min read


Pine City School Board continues discussion about bell-to-bell cell phone policy
The Pine City School Board continued discussions about a bell-to-bell cell phone policy expected to be implemented for the 2025-2026...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 22, 20252 min read


Pine Center For the Arts announces 'Three Friends Creations' for August exhibition
The Pine Center For the Arts has announced an upcoming exhibition for the month of August, titled "Three Friends Creations." According to...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 22, 20251 min read


Juvenile pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Burnett County parking lot
A 10-year-old female who was struck by a vehicle in the Burnett Dairy Cooperative parking lot in Wood River Township on Sunday was...
erikvanrheenen
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Driver in Isanti County Fair grandstand event sustains life-threatening injuries
A driver in an Isanti County Fair grandstand event sustained life-threatening injuries on Thursday. According to a notice from the fair...
wcmpnews
Jul 18, 20251 min read


East Central Drug and Violent Offender Task Force executes narcotics search warrant in Shafer
The East Central Drug and Violent Offender Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant in Shafer on Thursday as part of an ongoing...
wcmpnews
Jul 17, 20251 min read


Aerial spongy moth management operations get underway in Pine County
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture began aerial spongy moth management operations in five counties — including Pine County — on July...
wcmpnews
Jul 16, 20251 min read


Eagan woman charged with first-degree drug sales, possession after Pine County crash
An Eagan woman has been charged with one count each of first-degree drug sales and possession after an I-35 collision in Pine County on...
wcmpnews
Jul 15, 20251 min read
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