Hackensack News

Because of their population and property tax bases, Pine River and Backus may be exempt from the proposed state aid reductions to cities recently announced by Gov.

It didn't start out as a passion for Matt Williams. He bought a mountain bike eight years ago so he could ride on trails with his kids.

Hackensack, Minnesota, 45 miles north of Brainerd, is a north-woods burg too small to bother with a traffic light.

A June 20 wedding is planned. Laramee - Beck The Free Press Larissa Laramee daughter of Dean and Lori Gustafson of Mankato.

The Akeley Council eyed upgrades to the Paul Bunyan statue and the campground this week, asking parks commissioner Jon Johnson to draft recommendations on both.

Volunteers have been trained and certified by the IRS and the State of Minnesota to assist you in preparing your Federal and State Income Tax returns.

Fewer police are patrolling Minnesota streets as cities dissolve departments to contend with budget cuts.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Norman Moody, Hackensack, and Elizabeth Wilkens, Mora, and the reappointment of Alfred Berner, Good Thunder, to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources .

The old Hubbard County courthouse has become a repository for more than historical artifacts - " it's collecting mold at a frightening pace.

A 7-year-old girl was seriously injured after a school bus crash in Baxter. Just after 6pm last night, authorities were called to Crow Wing County Road 48 and State Highway 37 in south Baxter.

A northern Minnesota school bus bringing high school students back from a Twin Cities field trip struck a car that ran a red light in Crow Wing County, leaving a girl in the car badly hurt, authorities said.

Two years ago, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center launched its 2010 Sustainability Campaign to raise more than $2 million.

Great movies often reveal the drama or comedy lurking in the more mundane aspects of real life.

Snow sculpting will be a new addition to Back to Hack Jan. 22-25, according to the Hackensack Chamber of Commerce.

Don't let anyone tell you 2008 wasn't a good year. Call me doggedly enthusiastic, but I think 2008 held quite a bit of excitement and promise for the future of Pine River - despite the national headlines on war ...

It is with the greatest appreciation that I thank all of the people involved with the recent Messiah Concert at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School.

If you've driven into Pine River from the south on Highway 371 you've probably seen the new "Most of Us," billboard by the Trail Break.

The Kinship Partners mentoring program at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School will hold its second annual Holiday Expo at Northern Lights Event Center Dec.

As the new program coordinator for the Pine River-Backus Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs prevention program, Kelly Felton has a full plate.