North Pine County News

10/01/2025

10/01/2025

Jaguar Cross Country took to Grand National Golf Course yesterday for our annual home meet. With 16 teams in attendance ranging from Hibbing to Cambridge and down to Chisago Lakes and also including almost all the GRC teams, the Jags ran into some tough competition and were ready to respond.
Highlighting our day were 7 personal bests at both the junior high and 5k distance. The junior high would see Donny Currie (17:55), Lyrik Hippen (21:31), and Addie Fritz (15:42) all setting personal bests at the 3200m distance. 5k personal bests went to Cash Rieken who broke the 20 minute barrier for the first time in 19:53, Abbie Anderson who completed her first 5k as a Jaguar in 25:19, Leila Mallow who decided to completely bypass times in the 25 minute range finishing in 24:53, and Brittyn Stiel who dropped her personal best for the fourth time this season running 28:34.
The Jags were able to put three full teams on the course as well. The junior high boys of River Buzzell (37th), Levi Hickle (47th), Croix Brant (48th), Donny Currie (62nd), and Lyrik Hippen (71st) formed our first complete junior high boys team of the season and were able to finish 6th of 6 complete teams but also included 9 incomplete teams.
The varsity girls had a great showing placing 6th overall out of 14 complete teams and two incomplete schools. Haley Geiger led the way with her 16th overall place followed by Emma Richter finishing 33rd overall. Autumn Painovich finished 42nd, Brooklyn Storlie would pass 19 people in the final two miles to place 47th, and Leila with her aforementioned personal best finished 70th to round out the scoring. Claire Linden would place 71st and Sophie LeTournea would place 74th to complete the varsity squad.
With five additional girls on the team, the junior varsity would also have a complete team finishing 4th out of 5 complete teams. Abbie Anderson led the way with a 9th place overall finish, Kenna Rabe 11th, Annie Alleman 21st, Brittyn Stiel 28th, and Davanie Wodash 47th would make up this team.
Cash Rieken and Eli Geiger would be a part of the largest race of the day, the combined varsity/junior varsity boys race featuring 233 finishers. Cash would be the top Jaguar with his 67th place finish with Eli 13 spots behind in 80th.
The Jags enter October with one regular season meet left next Tuesday in Royalton and two 'playoff' like meets in our Great River Conference Championship race at Pine City on the 15th and the Section 5A race on the 23rd.

10/01/2025

Congratulations to those who completed our first Culinary Excellence course yesterday! This was offered through Aanji's continued partnership with Pine Technical & Community College. Chi Miigwech to our amazing instructor Leslie and Sarah from PTCC Customized Training Solutions!

10/01/2025

New gas pumps being installed at Tobies'.

09/30/2025

A five-year-old boy who went missing on Friday, Sept. 26 in a wooded area in Sturgeon Lake has now been found safe due to the efforts of the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, a human trafficking team, multiple drones, and even a horse.

A five-year-old boy who went missing on Friday, Sept. 26 in a wooded area in Sturgeon Lake has now been found safe due to the efforts of the Pine County

09/25/2025

"Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.” —Elizabeth Lawrence

Slow down and enjoy the view 🤩🍂 There's still plenty of time to see autumn beauty!

Where are you headed this weekend to watch the leaves turn? Let our Fall Color Finder help you plan your next stop 🍁mndnr.gov/fallcolors

09/25/2025

09/25/2025

09/25/2025

A Florida man, Jose Gonzalez Moncada, 39, has been charged with introducing contraband into jail.

A Florida man, Jose Gonzalez Moncada, 39, has been charged with introducing contraband into jail.

09/25/2025

Miles for MnFire kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Duluth Fire Station No. 1. Over a course of a week, firefighters Doug Foote and Kyle Bode made their way through numerous Minnesota communities, which included those in Pine County, raising awareness to an important program for firefighters all over the state.

Miles for MnFire kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Duluth Fire Station No. 1. Over a course of a week, firefighters Doug Foote and Kyle Bode made their way

09/25/2025

Hinckley’s library, a branch of the East Central Regional Libraries, has an official Friends of the Library group–a positive step in improving the local library.

https://www.pinecountynews.com/communities/north_pine_county/news/hinckley-gains-friends-of-the-library-group/article_2f3b778f-aab5-4d8a-b72e-802f3580e6d5.html