When Mary Pat Sorvik arrived in Onamia in 1981 just a few years removed from graduating with a teaching degree from the Agriculture Campus at …
As part of the cuts by Mille Lacs County as the County faces budget woes, cuts to the libraries in Mille Lacs County were under consideration.…
20 years ago: 2001
Milaca High School alumnus Travis Peterson, the principal trumpet player for the Utah Symphony, hosted a fundraiser concert for the Milaca Hig…
The owners of Cedarwood Family Restaurant, located in Onamia, just celebrated their five year anniversary on July 17.
At the heart of Sept. 11’s Harvest Moon Brew Fest are the hosts – a group of homebrewers that come up with their brews on an idea, a recipe – …
The Isle Garden Club Yard of the month goes to Miriam and Dave Mueller making use of their yard with a wide variety of vegetables and flowers.
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Shawn Martz, an Aitkin man, has always lived by the Golden Rule and has had a hard work ethic all his life, an ethic that he used recently to …
Curio Outfitters opened in May in Malmo
The Isle Garden Club July Yard of the month is Colleen O’Connor 1535 Grace St. Isle with her cloth sail type patio shade, well manicured raise…
Five generations of family members gathered together recently for an event and photo. Pictured in front from left: Shirley Bauer (great grandm…
Isle Garden Club’s June Yard of the Month belongs to Dave and Monica Keding at 960 Malone Park Road in Isle. Their gardens reflect their work …
Amber, 13, enjoys music, art, drawing, crafts, basketball, being outside, reading, and mushroom hunting. She also does very well in school. Am…
Best of the Mess from May 22, 1991. The big burn
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What do cars, chickens, computer chips and flowers all have in common? They’re all seeing shortages due to pandemic woes.
Jim Cummings, Kathio State Park naturalist, credits his inspiration for touring the big lake by canoe to a story he heard during an Elder Host…
20 years ago: 2001
Trinity Lutheran Church in Isle, affiliated with the Missouri Synod, celebrated its centennial in 2020 with the motto, “100 Years of Making Ch…
The heartbeat of a community can often be found at the local school. This heartbeat was found wavering in many of the students during the pand…
The Isle Area Chamber of Commerce, though not able to hold events and function as they normally would because of pandemic restrictions, has be…
SPIRE Credit Union is perhaps best known for serving the financial needs of local communities, but something lesser known is their service to …
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of kindness and generosity to brighten someone’s day in the midst of difficult times. For many, the COV…
Earlier this month, on March 8, International Women’s Day, Garrison Fire and Rescue celebrated the six female members of its team and its depa…
In any given year, the Isle Lions are frequent contributors to the town community, and their donations regularly flow into area institutions. …
When Nicole Anderson, Mille Lacs Band Commissioner of Health and Human Services, discussed responding to the pandemic, she had a metaphor to u…
The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order whose membership is composed of (and limited to) practicing Cath…
Growing With You” is Mille Lacs Health System’s theme for the Progress edition this spring. And despite this last year’s challenges due to COV…
Staff at First National Bank of Milaca saw that many of their small business customers had been adversely affected by the pandemic and the shu…
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