The Pine City School Board is looking to fill a vacancy after acknowledging the resignation of board member Shaune Macho on Feb. 2. According to information from Superintendent Dr. Cindy Stolp, the remaining six board members will make an appointment through November by majority vote. Voters will elect a replacement for the seat at the next school board election. Applications must be completed by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Stolp said applicants should plan to attend the bo

Chisago Lakes hosted North Branch on Monday night. The girls teams for both schools were up first. Unfortunately, this first game was fairly lopsided. The Wildcats opened up a double digit lead quickly, after the Vikings scored first.

Pine City hosted MLWR on Friday night. The Dragons were looking to finish off the long week strong. Pine City was able to get off to a good start against the Rebels. They set the pace offensively and the defense was suffocating.

East Central Energy has officially been keeping the lights on in the region since 1936. On Monday, ECE president Justin Jahnz joined WCMP for an interview about the cooperative's past, present, and future at its 90-year milestone. 'Wonderful opportunity made available by the government' "Back in the 1930s, there were a lot of people in big cities that had electricity, and a lot of rural areas in our country did not," Jahnz explained. "And Franklin Delano Roosevelt actually si

The Pine County Courthouse hosted a ceremony to install Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal flags in courtrooms on Friday morning. Judge Stoney Hiljus recognized that the courthouse stands on land that has long been home to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, "whose presence, governance, and cultural traditions endure today. "The installation of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe flags is a visible and lasting acknowledgement of that legacy," Hiljus said. Hiljus said the installation of the f