NEWS
Wildcats draw fifth seed in section play; take on Mpls.
Lauren Schmidt notched her second hat trick of the season to lead the Wildcat girls’ hockey team to a 5-1 win over the River Lakes Stars Tuesday, January 28 at Chisago Lakes Arena. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead, scoring three goals in a two-minute stretch in the …
‘Cats establish themselves in sectional games with three wins
Jacob Kletti scored two power play goals in the third period to give the Wildcats a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Mahtomedi Zephyrs at the St. Croix Rec Center in Mahtomedi Tuesday, January 28. Wildcat special teams were key to this win, as the Wildcats killed off all four …
Chisago Lakes loses both home wrestling triangulars; Osceola next
The Wildcats hosted two triangulars last week, on Tuesday, January 28 and Thursday, January 30. The Wildcats lost all four of their duals in the two triangulars by remarkably similar scores.
NB WRESTLING
The Vikings lost both of their duals at the St. Francis Triangular on Thursday, January 30. They fell to the hosts 53-24 and lost to the Monticello Magic 39-36. Jack Baker (114) pinned both of his opponents, and Nicholas Andreotti (133), Aydan Loren (215) and Moses Ochoa (285) were all …
AREA HOOPS ROUND UP
The North Branch girls basketball team was again the only local hoops squad to pick up a win last week, as they went 2-1 with a conference and section win and a loss to one of the tougher Mississippi 8 Conference teams.
‘We are at a point where this is critical’
With the vote at last month’s Chisago Lakes School Board meeting that the district would be asking taxpayers for permission to sell over $63 million in bond funds through a special election this spring, there have been questions on what that money would be used for and how the district …
Super recipes for the big game
Hard to believe that it’s already time for the big game this weekend. My wife sure will be happy that there’s no more football in the house! Nando, our Brazilian exchange student this year, took quite a liking to the Vikings and football in general, so she had double the …
North Branch Police use of deadly force investigation done
A review done of the BCA investigation into the shooting death June 27 of 36-year-old Jamie Crabtree in North Branch, has concluded none of the police action that night justifies a criminal prosecution.
Law Enforcement
Smoke and flames reported at a multi-unit residential structure in Shafer, about 10 p.m. See separate story.
Sherry Jose Sobolik
Sherry Kay (Nelson) Jose Sobolik, age 65, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on January 22, 2025 in Duluth, MN. A memorial service today, at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2025, at The Vineyard Church in Duluth, MN (1533 W Arrowhead Rd).
Ann Gorton
Ann M. Gorton, age 48, of Lindstrom, Minnesota passed away unexpectedly passed the morning of January 24, 2025.
Valerie Mitthun
Valerie Evelyn (Thunstrom) Mitthun was born November 7, 1948 at Rush City Hospital to Filmore and Cleo Thunstrom. She passed away with Alecia by her side, after a short illness, at her home in Pine City on January 22, 2025 at the age of 76.
Vickie Nyberg
Vickie L Nyberg, born July 12, 1956, in Minneapolis. the daughter to Clayton Nelson and Patricia Sandeen, wife to Bill Nyberg, mother to sons Eric and Brian, passed away on January 27, 2025 after a cancer diagnosis.
Paul Steg
In Memory of Paul George Steg, July 7, 1945 – January 17, 2025.
