The Pine City School Board unanimously voted to appoint Scott Milliman to fill a vacancy at Monday's meeting. The board acknowledged the resignation of Shaune Macho on Feb. 2. Milliman was the only applicant for the empty seat. "I know you're heavily involved in our community, so I think you'll be a good addition to our board," said board chair Lezlie Sauter. Board member James Foster added that Milliman "got pretty dang close" to getting elected when previously running for a

Pine City's Pizza Pub will host a free community pizza night on Tuesdays through March 31, thanks to the generosity of local donors. In an interview on Monday, Pine City Pizza Pub owner Travis Anglo said "there's not really a big backstory" for the weekly event: A local donor reached out a few weeks ago without "necessarily a real rhyme or reason." Anglo explained that the goal of the community pizza nights is "just to bring people together." "I think with everything going on

The Playoffs are upon us! Let's take a look at how each team finished and where they'll play in the 1st round of the playoffs! Class A Section 5A East Braham 20-6(11-0), 1st in section The Bombers have their heads down looking to get back to the section championship. They scheduled maybe one of the toughest seasons but it all paid off. They'll host Hinckley-Finlayson on Thursday. Ogilvie 12-13(8-5), 5th in Section The Lions have a younger team this year but have

Pine City hosted St. Francis on Friday night. The Dragons came in looking for one final win on the regular season, but also to keep a top 5 spot for the playoffs.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has completed a bridge replacement and road improvement project on the Net River Forest Road in the Nemadji State Forest. According to a DNR press release issued on Thursday, the project marked the final phase of a multiyear effort to reconstruct the road to make it safer and more accessible for recreation and forest management. The project was paid for with funding from the Get Out MORE initiative, a one-time investment of $150 m