The girls’ basketball season for the Pequot Lakes Patriots came to an end Tuesday night with a 59-44 loss to unbeaten Hawley in the South Subsection 8AA Playoffs in Wadena. The Nuggets, 27-0 overall, advance to the Section 8AA final against East Grand Forks. The Patriots, who trailed 29-14 at the half, end the season 23-6 overall.

A record 296 people participated in the Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, March 6, in Breezy Point, raising $54,000 for Special Olympics.

Everyone should get ready to say "cheese." The census has often been called a portrait of America, and it will be arriving in our mailboxes soon.

Pine River native Doug Taylor's youthful athleticism made a surprising trasition into an adventure of Hollywood stunts and animal training - meeting actors and getting a taste of living on the east coast.

County Engineer David Enblom told the county board March 2 the county has $1 million in federal funds toward the $3 million needed to resurface County State Aid Highway 1 from Pine River south to County Road 114.