DEED Launches Tool to Measure, Report Broadband Access

ST PAUL – The Minnesota Office of Broadband Development, located within the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), today launched a new tool that will allow Minnesotans to test, map and report various broadband internet speeds across the state. CheckSpeedMinnesota.com is a benchmarking tool designed to gather information about the high-speed internet consumer experience […]

Pine County Hosts Public Meetings for Zoning Ordinance

Pine County will be hosting public meetings In Askov (November 1) and Pine City (November 5) to discuss the draft “Districts, Lot Standards, and Allowable Uses,” of its County Zoning Ordinance. The draft is attached along with supporting information on how the County proposes to administer density zoning in agricultural areas. This is only the […]

Preserve Family Photos & History with Scan for Keeps Event

East Central Regional Library encourages you to preserve your collection of family history memorabilia with Scan for Keeps, a program hosted by your local library during the 2nd Annual ECRL Reads. Start by bringing photos or letter-sized documents important to you or your family history to be scanned with professional equipment provided by the Minnesota […]

Northern Hollow Winery Celebrates Governor’s Cup Award

  Northern Hollow Winery, located in nearby Grasston, celebrated a unique accomplishment this year.  The winery participated in the 10th Annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition, and for the second year in a row, one of their wines claimed the top award ~ The Minnesota Governor’s Cup.  Read more about this competition online using this […]

2018 Candidate Forum Scheduled

On Wednesday, October 24th the Pine City Community is invited to attend the 2018 Candidate Forum event.  The Forum is held each election year as a collaboration of the Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce, Pine Technical & Community College and WINDOW Victim Services. The purpose of the event is to provide the community an […]

Blue Star Moms Prepare Holiday Care Packages

The local chapter of Blue Star Moms will be collecting items for Holiday Care packages. These items will be mailed to the men and women currently deployed on active military duty.  The group is seeking donations from interested community members from the items request list below or cash donations to help pay for shipping cost would also be […]

Small Business Resources with SCORE

What is SCORE? SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters. As a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE has helped more than 10 million entrepreneurs through mentoring, workshops and educational resources since 1964. There are a number of FREE […]

Art Center Plans October Events

The Pine Center for the Arts has a busy month this October with a wide variety of programming available for the community.  Here is just a quick preview of a few of the events that are being planned. Friday, October 12th: Opening Night Reception from 4:00 – 6:00 PM With “Close to Simple,” Don Farrell […]