Pine Island News

Longtime Pine Islanders will get together Saturday to chat about the good old days and how island life has changed over the years.

Rick Pagel faced a tough six weeks after a big, mid-March fire at his dairy barn near Mantorville, but he made it through and is ready for the big dairy herd dispersal sale Thursday.

If there is such a thing as judgment day for schools in Minnesota, it was Tuesday, when the results of this year's MCA-II tests were released.

A potential deal to secure full funding for a new interchange on U.S. 52 at Pine Island is awaiting an answer from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Drivers who cross state recreational trails in their vehicles are "trail users" and must yield the right-of-way to people on the trail, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

On Thursday night, as in years past, an expected 200 Jehovah's Witnesses will go to Mayo Civic Center and busy themselves cleaning Taylor Arena before starting a three-day convention.

Civic organizations, churches and volunteers from the Beacon of HOPE gathered Saturday for a day of food, raffles, and music for Pine Island residents.

A taste of New York comes to Pine Island when the Pine Area People for the Arts present the comedy "A Thousand Clowns" Friday through June 28.

Construction of a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across U.S. 14 could start in August, connecting the Cascade Lake recreation area, which is still being developed, with Seventh Street Northwest.

She's only been retired since July 2007, but Doris Mezzenga's husband, Jan, says she's busier now then when she was working.

If funding for a highway interchange at the $1 billion Elk Run biobusiness park gets approved next month, contracts for construction could be awarded by September, a state transportation official said Thursday.

Kevin Guy of Everything Hobby in Rochester brought remote-control airplanes to "wow" the crowd.

A portion of U.S. 52 southeast of Rochester was closed for nearly three hours on Monday because of a suicide jumper.

PINE ISLAND -- Robert L. Smith, age 88, of Pine Island, Mn. died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the Red Wing Health Center.

What a glorious holiday weekend it was in Minnesota -- unless your family was affected by one of the tragic automobile accidents that took such a dreadful toll.

Volunteers in the Pine Island area are working to create a "Borrow-A-Bike" program, where people can go to Pine Island, borrow a bike for the day and bring it back at no cost.

Before you throw the burgers on the grill this holiday weekend, Connie Martin would like your attention.

The tiny beacon in front of the store leads shoppers into the Pine Island Beacon of HOPE thrift store.

Considering the interest in nitty-gritty on the Elk Run biobusiness development in Pine Island, here's the news release put out by Tower Investments this week but distributed by the city of Pine Island.

Construction on a new biobusiness park in Pine Island will follow close behind the second phase of utilities installation, which might begin next week, according to the city's mayor.