The Pine County Board voted to censure commissioner J.J. Waldhalm and remove him from out-of-county committee assignments until he completes commissioner training at Tuesday's meeting. According to attorney Laura Kingsbeck, who conducted the investigation, former county administrator David Minke reached out to the law firm of Ratwik, Roszak, and Maloney in July. Kingsbeck said two county employees brought forward claims regarding Waldhalm's conduct. "In particular, the claims

The Burnett County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case where a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the town of Lincoln in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 2. According to a news release from the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received a call from a person reporting he had struck a pedestrian near the intersection of County Highway FF and Perida Road just after 1 a.m. Law enforcement, EMS, and fire personnel were dispatched to the site of the incident. The pedestrian

New A Place For You executive director Anna Reiser has hit the ground running in the position. "I'm on week six, and learning as much as I possibly can about our programming there, so it's been an adventure," Reiser said. Opening in 2012, A Place For You is a transitional homeless shelter for single adults, serving six counties: Pine, Kanabec, Isanti, Chisago, Mille Lacs, and Carlton. "We are able to have people stay up to 90 days," said administrative assistant Kaitlyn Matti

A fire extinguished at a Grantsburg manufacturer in the early hours of Monday morning was determined to be suspicious in nature by authorities. According to a Grantsburg Police Department news release, a fire alarm at McNally Industries, located at 340 West Benson Avenue, was reported to the Burnett County dispatch center at about 3:25 a.m. The Grantsburg Fire Department responded to the scene and determined the fire was suspicious in nature. No employees were at the scene at

Rush City played Ekso in the section championship on Saturday. The Tigers played in Hermantown on Saturday afternoon to defend their section title against Esko. The Tigers and Esko played against each other for the 4th year in a row, with Rush City winning the previous three.