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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds riders that Minnesota law prohibits the riding of Class 1 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in ditches south of the agriculture line between April 1 and Aug. 1. This does not apply to ATVs licensed and used for agricultural purposes. Class 2 ATVs cannot be operated in ditches at any time. The agricultural line runs roughly from Moorhead to Taylors Falls along Highway 10 and Highway 95.

When Pine City area resident Alana Petersen was working as Congressman Jim Oberstar’s Political Director and Director of Field Operations in 2005, she was in a serious car crash on Highway 70. Petersen, who was eight months pregnant at the time, was driving with her two-year-old son when a man went around one of the highway’s curves too fast and struck her vehicle. The crash left Petersen hospitalized.

Congressman Oberstar (left) said he never forgot the call when he found out Petersen was injured. The two spoke after the crash and Petersen recalls Oberstar saying “You’ve got to do something about that [highway].”

Sam Klemet reports:

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A grass fire in Chisago County covered about a mile-and-a-half along I-35 Monday afternoon. Fire Departments from Rush City, Harris, North Branch and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to the blaze.

DNR Forestry Technician Greg Wuerflein says the cause of the fire is not yet known.

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It’s that time of year again when the Seven County Senior Federation members gather to make decisions which determine the direction of the organization. Thursday April 8th is the date and the site will be Holy Angels Catholic Church in Moose Lake. Registration opens at 9 a.m. with the meeting getting underway at precisely 9:30 a.m. and running until 2:30 p.m.

In recent months, our local newspapers and radio stations have brought to light many instances of child sexual abuse occurring in our communities. On behalf of the WINDOW Victim Services staff, volunteers, board of directors and the victims we have had the privilege to serve, I would like to thank our local media for treating victims with the honor, respect and dignity they so rightly deserve.

John White, 30, of Pine City was arrested and charged last week for allegedly hitting and raping a 13-year-old girl. He is charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct and domestic assault. If convicted, White could spend over 30 years in prison.

(By Wayne Anderson)

A traditional group of Lutherans, who separated from area churches over the contentious homosexual issue last summer, voted on Palm Sunday to relocate their congregation to Grantsburg.

In a vote of 50 to 41, members of New Hope Lutheran Church decided to move from the school auditorium in Siren to the Mark Harmon building on State Road 70.

The congregation plans to build a traditional church building in the Grantsburg area in about two years.