At Wednesday's meeting, the Pine City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the second phase of an engagement agreement with Bigfork Valley Log Cabins, LLC, about potentially moving municipal liquor store operations to a proposed multi-use development. According to the agreement, the second phase includes the "preparation of detailed architectural drawings for the proposed liquor store." The agreement also states that Phase 2 "constitutes the final stage of the desig

It all started at the beginning of March with 35 nominees for our Winter Sports Athlete of the Season. All 35 of those athletes were more than deserving to win this award. But after a month of narrowing down the list we have our 2 winners!

At last count, Andrew Arellano, a self-taught artist based out of Nowthen, has filled approximately 42 sketchbooks — and counting — with artwork. "And I still have all of them," Arellano said. Starting on Friday, the Pine Center For the Arts will host an exhibition titled "The Sketchbook of Andrew Arellano, Onto the Next Page," running through the month of April. Arellano joined WCMP on Wednesday for a conversation about the upcoming gallery, his artistic inspirations, and h

Ruby's Pantry — a nonprofit organization that operated pop-up food pantries in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Iowa — announced on Tuesday that operations ended effectively immediately. Pop-up locations included Access Church in North Branch, New Hope Community Church in Isanti, Memorial Drive Bible Fellowship in Askov, and New Life Church of Foley. A statement from Ruby's Pantry reads, in part: "Over the past several months, we have been thoughtfully realigning the w

MnDOT announced its 2026 road construction projects on Tuesday, including multiple that will impact motorists in east-central Minnesota. The projects include: Striping and pavement marking along I-35 in Pine County, which is expected to wrap up by May. Resurfacing and updating over 10 miles of Highway 65, starting between Stanchfield and Cambridge after the Fourth of July. A second segment between Stanchfield to north of Braham will start in spring of 2027. The project is est