Even though the 2026 legislative session has adjourned, we continue to work on rooting out fraud in public programs that has cost taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars. Here is ...

This month we bid farewell to Jupiter as it dives into the sun’s afterglow. But Venus is still blazing away in the west after sunset.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people were free. President Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation m ...

On Sunday, June 28, 2026, at approximately 6:29 p.m., the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash in Thomson Township.

Aaron Borchardt, a lifelong Pine County resident and veteran law enforcement officer, has officially announced his candidacy for Pine County sheriff. With nearly two decades of public safety experienc ...

The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone rescued two African caracals, Chanel and Ryker, who had been kept as pets. During Chanel’s ...

MARCIA SARVELA is a resident of Kettle River. To submit items for the column she can be reached by phone at 218-273-4045 or send a letter at PO Box 175, Kettle River, MN 55757.

Elaine Zwickey is honored to be this year’s July Fourth parade Grand Marshal during the 250th anniversary of our country.

On June 11, an EagleCam eaglet was absent from the nest, after an overnight storm. DNR staff visited the nest site to check on the eaglet, which may or may ...

This past week, Highway 73 was closed in Cromwell for improvements to the railroad crossing. Local folks were able to skirt through the park to avoid the detour. There may ...

Get ready for family fun, games, a parade and fireworks. That’s right, July Fourth is already upon us. New this year is Miss ...

It has been a year since the last increase but once again, we are faced with another rate increase from the U.S. Postal Service. Effective July 12, in-county periodical class ...