With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits not being issued for November, area food shelves are working to meet increasing community needs. Patrick Felker, director of food equity and access at Family Pathways, discussed the shutdown's impacts on the nonprofit in an interview on Tuesday. Family Pathways has food shelves in Pine City, Sandstone, Cambridge, Chisago City, Forest Lake, North Branch, and Onamia, and two Wisconsin locations in Frederic and

Chisago Lakes hosted Hill-Murray on Friday night. These two teams met earlier in the season with Chisago getting the 3-0 sweep. The Wildcats would look for another sweep at home.

Pine County is navigating impacts from the federal government shutdown, including a program that helps support about 3,000 residents. Due to the shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will not be issued for November. "In Pine County, that impacts over 1,400 households; about 3,000 people," said Pine County Health and Human Services director Becky Foss. Foss said the HHS office is directing residents to pinecountyconnect.org , which provides l

Two teenagers have died and three others were injured in a crash involving an underage driver in Chisago County in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to a news release from the Lakes Area Police Department, Chisago County dispatch was notified of a crash in the area of Stacy Trail and Ivywood Trail in Chisago City just before 2 a.m. Responding authorities located a two-vehicle, head-on collision near the intersection. A Toyota Camry was being driven by a 14-year-o

Pine City Head Coach Kristin Unverzagt updates us on the final matches of the season. The girls tennis season is officially wrapped up!