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By Jon Tatting jon.tatting@ecm-inc.com An open house on the proposed Northern Lights Express project shed more light on what's grown to become a $615 million investment-and perhaps counting-for federal on down to local entities interested in bringing passenger rail back to the Duluth-Minneapolis corridor.

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> Pine County fix-up funding grants coming Pine County has been selected to apply for Small Cities Development Program funding to fix-up housing and commercial properties Pine County Board to review program guidelines, which were tweaked by the State, on December 15, 2009 at 1 p.m. in Sandstone November 30, ...

At its Nov. 17 meeting at the Public Works Building in Sandstone, the Pine County Board of Commissioners was informed that Pine City had approved the lease agreement for the old courthouse building.

Music Review by DWIGHT HOBBES June 29 at Project Earth-Harmony Park, Clark's Grove, Minn.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Pine County Recognizes Employees for Long Years of Service by Jeanne Larson At its November 3 meeting at the courthouse in Pine City, the Pine County Board of Commissioners recognized two employees for their long years of service to the county.

Joshua Curtis Mattson, 29, of Sandstone was charged with felony fleeing a police officer and reckless driving after allegedly leading a Pine County Sheriffa s Department deputy on a high-speed chase which ended with Mattsona s vehicle rolled over in a ditch.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Willow River youth take-off on a field trip Willow River School elementary students took a tour of the Hinckley Airport on October 14 during a field trip that focused on their neighborhood and weather discoveries.

Frontpage -> Features -> Lifestyles -> First graders take an adventure in "backyard" Willow River teacher Erin Nordstrom and first graders greet Smokey the Bear, who made a final appearance before hibernating during an October 14 field trip to the DNR station in Sandstone.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Pine County sets minimum contract hours for extra duty patrol City and township areas in Pine County that request extra police patrol must maintain a set minimum number of hours requesting deputy service.

Pine County Public Health will offer free H1N1 vaccinations to Pine County citizens.

Frontpage -> Features -> Headline stories -> Pine County Sets 2010 Levy with Zero Tax Increase By Jeanne Larson At its September 15 meeting at the Public Works Building in Sandstone, the Pine County Board presented a new preliminary budget which contained no increase in the tax levy for the coming year.

The first night of the annual Tree Frog Music Festival in Faribault features double headliners, Rev.

Disgraced attorney Marc S. Dreier is en route to the Federal Correctional Institution in Sandstone, Minn., where he will serve his 20-year sentence for fraud.

At its August 18 meeting at the Public Works Building in Sandstone, the Pine County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from Lezlie Ballis, Housing Rehab and Public Facilities Project Manager from Lakes and Pines, a Community Action Council serving seven area counties.

In the week ahead, we've got Vampire Hands at the Turf, Scooters buzzing all over town, fashionistas take over the Saint Paul Hotel, Jam Bands will play a show to buy instruments for cute kids, and much much much more.... Vampire Hands LP Release Show at the Turf - Friday There has been a lot written about this show this week, so allow me to pile ...

Cornucopia Art Center is soliciting entries for an upcoming exhibit "Elevation: A Regional Group Exhibition on Grain Elevators." Artists may submit up to 10 pieces for consideration.

In a complaint signed by a judge on Friday, Ludusky Sue Hotchkiss, 29, of Sandstone, was charged in Pine County District Court with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of her daughter, Lakesha Victor.

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SANDSTONE, Minn. - A Minnesota woman has been charged with starving to death her developmentally disabled 10-year-old daughter, who used a feeding tube to gain nourishment.

A woman faces murder and manslaughter charges in the death of her then 10-year-old daughter, according to the Pine County District Court.