2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (249+ words) The Pine City High School Dragon Trap Shooting team began their tenth season with their first practice on Sunday, March 29, under bright blue skies. " This year's team is led by six senior athletes: Milo Babolik, Nicholas Boldt, Evan Doenz, Darian…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (270+ words) Race night was always proceeded by the annual Cub Scout Bean Feed. We met in the school cafeteria for "all you can eat" baked beans. Bragging rights went to the scout who ate the most." When we gathered in the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (522+ words) The Dragon Boys Tennis team began this past week, and the team is ready to get out on the courts. Coach Jeff Adams is the head coach again this year, and he is excited to continue building a competitive boys…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (327+ words) As the new baseball season approaches, varsity head coach Cory Schmidt is focused on growth, competitiveness and taking the next step as a program. Entering the year, Schmidt and his squad are embracing both the opportunities and challenges that come…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (558+ words) Horticulture Day keynote speaker Marissa Schuh presents on the benefit of insects and how to promote them in people's yards and gardens. Some 150 people learned about beneficial insects from keynote speaker Marissa Schuh, University of Minnesota Extension integrated pest management…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (162+ words) Talented East Central senior sings at Vintage Pub'pinecountynews.com Now, more than ever, the world needs trustworthy reporting'but good journalism isn't free. Please support us by subscribing or making a contribution. Landon Leger, a senior at East Central Schools, shared…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (293+ words) This bushytail is taking a walk on the dark side. Black squirrels aren't a separate species, but are a melanistic color variant of the eastern gray squirrel. The dark fur is caused by a genetic mutation (melanism) that offers a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (476+ words) We recently had Pine City local Andrew Belland, who works with a pyrotechnics company, testify on behalf of a fireworks bill. The bill would bring revenue to the state, approximately $3-6 million, instead of encouraging Minnesotans to cross the border and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (423+ words) Local art representatives spoke at the state capitol to share personal and community-based stories about how art has impacted Pine County. From left to right: Senator Jason Rarick, 210 Gallery secretary Amy Frazer, Shawnda Schelinder, Katina Eklund, Peg Skalicky, Cheryl Burns,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (308+ words) An effort is underway to re-open the Snake River Fur Post in some capacity after its closing September 1 of last year. But that effort has been temporarily halted as the Minnesota Historical Society is conducting a tribal cultural survey on…...