Midco finalized the acquisition of Hinckley-based SCI Broadband on Friday, Nov. 19. The company, founded by Ron Savage in 1984, served nearly 12,000 data customers in central Minnesota. According to a news release from Midco, the network built by SCI will reach nearly 28,000 passings by the end of 2025. "It's been an honor to grow SCI alongside so many talented team members, and I'm confident the integration of SCI into Midco will serve our customers well," Savage wrote in th

The Pine Center For the Arts will open its annual Snowflake Gallery and Marketplace on Friday, Dec. 5. The gallery will open with a holiday party from 4 to 7 p.m., and will continue throughout December. It will feature a variety of handcrafted art and gifts created by local artists and makers. The gallery is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The event is made possible through an operating grant fro

The East Central Regional Library will reduce service hours at six branches in 2026 in response to funding decreases. According to an update from the library system, Pine City, Hinckley, Sandstone, Cambridge, McGregor, and Aitkin will see reductions in hours starting Jan. 5. The Pine City branch will open two hours later on Mondays and Wednesdays, at noon instead of 10 a.m., and will only stay open until 5 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. It will also be open a half-hour

The Bombers play at Ogilvie on Tuesday night. On a night where most other games were postponed these two teams endured the snow. Each side came in on a different note, Ogilvie came in off a lopsided victory on Friday, and Braham lost on Saturday.

Area utilities are working to restore various power outages after Tuesday night's winter storm. According to a notice, Mora Municipal Utilities experienced outages on Tuesday night that will continue throughout Wednesday due to downed trees, which are being removed from power lines. MMU is asking residents for patience as crews work to safely restore power. Around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, East Central Energy reported scattered outages impacting over 500 members, with most locate