Brook Park News

I enjoyed John R. McNeill's article . My father, Carl Schwantke, of Brook Park, Minn., is leaving on a trip to Washington, D.C., in April.

A former sheriff of Kanabec County, Minn., pleaded guilty this week to swindling $115,000 from a Woodbury friend, using a scheme similar to one in which he was convicted of bilking $179,000 from a 91-year-old Mora, Minn., man.

A 63-year-old Pine City man was killed as he crossed a highway in Pine County on Saturday night, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Still, Julie and Randy Olson decided it was worth it. In 2007, they had bought 120 acres of farmland in Brook Park, Minn., only to see the value of their property plummet, along with their hopes of ever getting a construction loan to build a house.

Still, Julie and Randy Olson decided it was worth it. In 2007, they had bought 120 acres of farmland in Brook Park, Minn., only to see the value of their property plummet, along with their hopes of ever getting a construction loan to build a house.