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Norway Lake dam removal to be discussed Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 5:00 am, May 10, 2021 × The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to begin a project to replace the bridge over the dam at Norway Brook in Pine River starting in May 2021. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal The city of Pine River has called a public informational meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13, to discuss the removal of the current dam in Pine River and subsequent replacement with a...

Students are aiming for some return to normalcy Written By: By Travis Grimler and Dan Determan | Staff Writers | 3:00 am, May 10, 2021 × The Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes school districts have cautiously, hopefully and ultimately tentatively each come up with a plan for prom. "Pine River-Backus will be hosting prom on Saturday, May 15. While we have to comply with the state guidelines, were still trying to make things as normal as possible for our students. Theyve missed out on ...

Senior Nutrition Program offers meals in Pine River and Crosslake, as well as Meals on Wheels Delivery

John Wetrosky, of Pine River, and Brainerd area fishing guide Royal Karels recently reminisced about a time and place in the history of Minnesota fishing openers when a mom-and-pop bait shop could draw celebrities, ring upward of $10,000 a day, showcase leading-edge technology, corral the state's finest fishing guides, and hire a clown to untangle parking lot snarls.

City Hall A special council meeting will be 6 p.m. Monday for the presentation of the 2020 financial statements. A. Call to order. 2. Approval of Additions to the Agenda B. PUBLIC FORUM – Action may or may not be taken on any issues raised. If Council requires more information or time for consideration, the issues will be placed on the agenda of the next regular council meeting. Speaker must state their name and address. At the discretion of the Mayor, each speaker is given a three-minute tim...

Viewing photos that are stored in outdated digital formats By Steve Alexander, Star Tribune May 9, 2021 — 2:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: Frank Bayona, Kenner, La. A: Photo files with the ".max" suffix were scanned from printed pictures by a program called ScanSoft PaperPort. Ideally, you would open those photos with that software, but its no longer available. However, the program is now sold under a different name, Kofax PaperPort,...

Some weekend kick back and relax reads you might have missed Weekdays are so busy. Thats why weve pulled some of those great reads you might not have had time to pore into and are delivering them right here to you. Written By: Paula D. Quam | 7:00 am, May 8, 2021 × Happy Saturday, everyone. I hope you have a nice cup of coffee in your hands and you can just smell that special scent of weekend in the air. Speaking of air... Rural Airbnb hosts in Minnesota ha...

A look at crime in the northern Brainerd lakes area 5:00 am, May 8, 2021 × Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Department CRASH: Report on April 27 at 7:34 a.m. of a property damage crash on County Road 1 in Fifty Lakes. Breezy Point Police Department CRASH: Report on May 2 at 4:08 p.m. of a property damage crash on County Road 11 and Rainier Drive. THEFT: Report on April 28 at 9:32 a.m. of a mail theft on Blue Ridge Drive. Nisswa Police Department CRASHES: Report on April 27 at 11:22 p.m. ...

Small Business Spotlight: Chris’ Ideal Sharpening hones cutting-edge craft Galvanized by work shortages during the Great Depression, Chris Wohlers took a gander on a sharpening business up by Breezy Point. Thirteen years and a location change later, Wohlers is thriving, even during the upheaval of 2020. Written By: Gabriel D. Lagarde | 9:00 am, May 8, 2021 × Chris Wohlers, owners of Chris Ideal Sharpening, hones lawn mower blades on a grinder at his shop ...

Oak Hills graduates Shane and Kristine Fleming hope to serve as listening ears After both dropping out at different intervals and later feeling called back to Oak Hills, married couple Shane and Kristine Fleming are graduating with bachelors degrees in youth ministry and applied psychology, respectively, on Saturday. 2:00 pm, May 7, 2021 × Shane and Kristine Fleming are graduating on Saturday as members of the Oak Hills Christian College class of 2021. (Hannah Olson / Be...