5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (463+ words) David Wright Berg, 87, of Pine River, MN (formerly of Cloquet, MN and Brooklyn Center, MN) passed away peacefully at Grand Village in Grand Rapids, MN surrounded by his family after a battle with lymphoma. He was born in Cloquet, MN…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (372+ words) PINE RIVER " Pine River-Backus School Board Chair Chris Cunningham expressed his appreciation and respect for three staff members who submitted their resignation ahead of the Monday, April 6, regular meeting. Elementary Principal Joshua Langseth was at the top of the list....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (213+ words) 9: Festival of the Arts, 5-8 p. m. , Pequot Lakes High School 9: Central Lakes College Foundation: Hats Off for Student Success fundraiser, 5-8 p. m. , CLC, Brainerd 10: Pequot Lakes Schools PTA: Denim & Diamonds dinner, auction and raffle, 5-10 p. m. , Whitefish Lodge and Suites, Crosslake 10: Grassroots Concerts: Pieta Brown, 7 p. m. , Live…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (863+ words) PEQUOT LAKES " After talking to several concerned business owners about two downtown summer road closures for a major streets and utilities improvement project anticipated to last from May-November, the Pequot Lakes City Council awarded the lowest responsible bid for the…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (845+ words) ST. PAUL " Dueling House ethics complaints and another floor session of "shenanigans" show spring break may not have cooled temperatures in the Legislature. House Democrats filed an ethics complaint Monday against Reps. Elliott Engen, R-Lino Lakes, and Walter Hudson, R-Albertville,…...

2+ day, 31+ min ago  (116+ words) PINE RIVER " Pine River Public Library programming in April includes a drawing class, a book club, an advisory board and a visit from a published author. Thursday, April 9, at 10: 30 a. m. : Family storytime. Monday, April 13, at 4 p. m. : Crossing Arts Alliance Reflective Drawing Class....

2+ day, 29+ min ago  (11+ words) Three Pine River-Backus band students win honors in Verndale'pineandlakes. com...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (162+ words) PEQUOT LAKES " The Pequot Lakes High School speech team won the Subsection 6 A East tournament on Wednesday, April 1. The team has 31 events advancing to the Section 6 A tournament, which will is Saturday, April 11, in Perham. Team sweepstakes results were: Pequot…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (855+ words) DULUTH " The College of St. Scholastica is facing a significant budget deficit, which has already led to the layoff of several faculty members at the private college. In a series of internal emails obtained by the News Tribune, St. Scholastica…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (199+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "Pineandlakes Echo Journal." Often, the "Pineandlakes Echo Journal" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure,…...