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Sep 3, 20211 min read

Pine County Extends Sales Tax

Last month, the Pine County Board continued its half-cent sales tax to help maintain county roads. The original tax was put in place in...

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Pine County Master Gardeners Now Accepting Applications

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Aug 31, 20212 min read

Pine County Master Gardeners Now Accepting Applications

From the Pine County Master Gardener's: "Applications are now being accepted to become a Pine County Master Gardener. This is an...

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Filmmakers use Banning State Park as Backdrop for Fantasy Series

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Aug 30, 20212 min read

Filmmakers use Banning State Park as Backdrop for Fantasy Series

A group of Twin Cities filmmakers has made Banning State Park in Pine County the backdrop for their fantasy web series called Hidden...

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Aug 26, 20211 min read

Hinckley Woman Facing Assault Charges

A Hinckley woman is facing assault and property damage charges after she was arrested last week for allegedly throwing bricks through the...

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Several Arrested in Relation to Burglaries and Vehicle Thefts in Pine County

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Aug 23, 20211 min read

Several Arrested in Relation to Burglaries and Vehicle Thefts in Pine County

From the Pine County Sheriff's Office: "On the date of 08/19/2021 at around 0100 hours, a Pine County Deputy was on patrol in the City of...

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St. Paul Man Injured Following Motorcycle Crash

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Aug 20, 20211 min read

St. Paul Man Injured Following Motorcycle Crash

A 57-year-old St. Paul man was severely injured during a Thursday afternoon motorcycle crash in Pine County. According to the Minnesota...

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Pine City School District Start Online Academy

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Aug 19, 20212 min read

Pine City School District Start Online Academy

As the district was looking to grow and innovate coming out of the pandemic, Pine City School has unveiled its new online academy...

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18-Year-Old Charged in Stabbing during the Pine County Fair

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Aug 10, 20211 min read

18-Year-Old Charged in Stabbing during the Pine County Fair

An 18-year-old is facing felony assault charges following a stabbing during the Pine County Fair last week. According to the Pine County...

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Highway 123 Construction in Sandstone Begins Next Week

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Aug 9, 20211 min read

Highway 123 Construction in Sandstone Begins Next Week

Construction on Highway 123 in Sandstone will begin on August 16. This two-year project will consist of resurfacing the Highway 123 and...

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Man Facing Charges after Allegedly Exposing Himself to Teenagers in Hinckley

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Aug 5, 20211 min read

Man Facing Charges after Allegedly Exposing Himself to Teenagers in Hinckley

A 29-year-old Moose Lake man is facing charges after he allegedly exposed himself to two teenage girls. According to the criminal...

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Richardson Charged with Second-Degree Murder

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Aug 3, 20213 min read

Richardson Charged with Second-Degree Murder

40-year-old Jeremy Jones Richardson of Willow River is facing murder charges after a man was found dead in July. According to the Pine...

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19-Year-Old Drowns in Elbow Lake in Pine County

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Aug 3, 20211 min read

19-Year-Old Drowns in Elbow Lake in Pine County

The Pine County Sheriff's Office has reported that a Kettle River teenager has drowned on Elbow Lake. According to law enforcement,...

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Candidates Can Now File for Hinckley-Finlayson School Board

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Jul 27, 20211 min read

Candidates Can Now File for Hinckley-Finlayson School Board

Residents of the Hinckley Finlayson School district are now able to file for candidacy to run for the school board. Four board members...

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State Trooper Involved in Friday Morning Crash near Sandstone

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Jul 23, 20211 min read

State Trooper Involved in Friday Morning Crash near Sandstone

Two were sent to the hospital Friday after a Ford pickup truck and a State Patrol Ford Explorer collided on the I35 overpass near...

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Pine Co. Approves ARPA Spending, Says Further Plans in the Works

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Jul 23, 20211 min read

Pine Co. Approves ARPA Spending, Says Further Plans in the Works

From Pine County: "During the Tuesday, July 20 County Board Meeting, the Pine County Board reviewed recommendations from the county...

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Jul 19, 20211 min read

Pine Co. School Supply Drive Begins

Pine County has started its annual school supply drive. The drive is competition between the staff of the County Jail and Sheriff's...

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Jul 16, 20211 min read

8th Annual Shoot for Held This Saturday

TreeHouse Sandstone is holding one of its major fundraisers of the year this Saturday with its 8th annual Shoot for Hope event....

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Pine County Included in Air Quality Alert

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Jul 14, 20211 min read

Pine County Included in Air Quality Alert

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for Pine and Carlton Counties. According to the MPA, smoke from...

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Pine County Looks for Broadband Consultant

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Jul 7, 20212 min read

Pine County Looks for Broadband Consultant

Between March and June, around 20 Pine County residents, business owners, and officials took part in a 15-week program with the Blandin...

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Jun 28, 20211 min read

Two Injured Following Pine Co. Crash

Two were sent to the hospital yesterday morning after two cars collided at the intersection of Highway 70 and I-35 near Rock Creek....

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