East Central traveled to Mora on Monday night. Both teams have a lot of youth on their squads but the youth is very talented and continues to improve as the season goes along.

Pine City hosted Esko on Saturday afternoon. The Dragons had a tough loss to start their week of play against Milaca, but won on Friday over Mille Lacs. Now they got their opportunity to end the win with 2 wins and get back over .500 on the season.

Rush City hosted Milaca on Friday night. These two teams run fairly similar, both play physical defense and more of a patient offense. This is exactly what we seen in the 1st half. Both teams tried to work the ball inside and find the easier layups but the defenses were stingy and there was not alot of room to even pass the ball.

A 42-year-old Pine City man has been charged with multiple felony drug-related charges after investigators determined he was operating an illegal cultivation and dispensary operation. Alan Mosio was charged with 1st-degree possession of 50 kilograms or more of cannabis flower; 2nd-degree possession of 5 kilograms or more of cannabis concentrate; 2nd-degree possession of 50 grams or more of amphetamine/PCP/hallucinogens; and a 1st-degree charge of unlawfully cultivating more t

Pine City Public Works supervisor Maury Montbriand is resigning from his position with the city, effective Feb. 11. Montbriand submitted his resignation letter on Jan. 12. The letter reads in part: " I am incredibly grateful for my team, the opportunities, and the community that I have had the past 17 years. I value everything that I have learned and accomplished from my time here." He also stated he is committed to ensuring there is a smooth transition, and will be happy to