Milaca News

At its dedication in the spring of 1936, the Milaca Village Hall was called a "monument to the WPA and to the spirit of progress of this age, epoch and era." Now the Milaca Museum, the Village Hall still stands on a wide swath of lawn on Central Ave.

A familiar face is back at the Mille Lacs Veterinary Clinic, but she's in a different role these days.

Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 23 beginning July 6 as crews reconstruct the Rum River bridge in west Milaca.

It wasn't unanimous but the Milaca School Board has decided to share the services of food service director Mandy Zens with the Braham district during the next school year.

North Central Drug Task Force agents arrested a 52-year-old man after searching his home in Princeton and his girlfriend's home in Milaca.

The North Central Drug Task Force is comprised of Agents from the Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department, the Aitkin County Sheriffa s Office, the Kanabec County Sheriffa s Office and the Mille Lacs County Sheriffa s Office.

Our resident bacon reviewer submitted a new piece. Father's Day Bacon Chase Brook Natural "Cottage" Bacon - griddle fried Though cured as bacon, this farm direct bacon from Milaca, Minnesota isn't actually "bacon." It's made from boned pork shoulder, rather than pork bellies, and is designed to be "a great BLT" or hamburger bacon.

Moon Saloon "Dollars for Scholars Motorcycle Rally" benefiting the Milaca Scholarship Foundation took place Saturday, June 13.

Chairs will be lined up along the streets of Milaca first thing in the morning as residents prepare for tonight's Gateway to the Northland Festival Parade.

Times photo by Dawn Slade Brigid and Josh Halberg are the proud new owners of the Milaca Theater.

In an effort to minimize the "summer slump," over 1,000 new books were given to Milaca Elementary School students Thursday, June 4. Each student picked out a brand new book to take home and read this summer thanks to First National Bank of Milaca, which donated over 600 books, and vouchers earned through Scholastica.

World War II interrupted thousands of lives, including that of Delmer 'Bud' Weaver.

When someone you love is dying, you want the very best for their final days on earth.

The Milaca Junior High Marching Band and the Milaca High School Marching Band are gearing up for another parade season.

John Cross Caleb Weddle of Milaca, Minn., is caught in a flurry of flying mud as he wrestles a steer to the ground during the steer wrestling event of the Minnesota High School Rodeo Association's Region 4 tournament Sunday at St.

PAYNESVILLE - Doug Hawkinson of Paynesville will fly to Washington this week to tell members of Congress exactly how he feels about General Motor Corp.'s bankruptcy and intent to shut down dealers all over the country.

A good neighbor spotted something amiss and stopped a burglary in progress on Friday, May 29.

Have something on your bucket list that you've always wanted to do? If skydiving is on the list, you can check it off after you visit Skydive Minnesota, Inc.

The 'Wall of Shame' at Pearl Crisis Center, Milaca, depicts the relentless coverage in magazines, television and movies to show skinny, 'perfect' bodies of young women.

"What are you going to do this summer?" the reading specialist asked. "I'm not reading any books," said the first-grade boy, a struggling reader.