Bob Statz

As is the custom around the state, the first item of business at local city council meetings in January is the swearing in of newly elected council members.

Joe Hipp (above), head custodian of Isle Schools, who along with Bonnie Skogen helps coordinate the ice skating rink on the campus of Isle Elementary/High schools, reminds Mille Lacs area

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Three of the five members of the Wahkon City Council were ceremoniously sworn in to new positions on the Council at the January meeting.

A very busy week for the Mille Lacs Raider wrestlers started on Tuesday, Jan.14, when they hosted a quad in Onamia, taking on Crosby-Ironton, Walker-Hackensack and Nashwauk-Greenway. The Raiders commanded

A very busy week for the Mille Lacs Raider wrestlers started on Tuesday, Jan.14, when they hosted a quad in Onamia, taking on Crosby-Ironton, Walker-Hackensack and Nashwauk-Greenway. The Raiders commanded

With losses to Upsala, Pine City and Verndale last week, the Mille Lacs Raiders boys basketball team has lost seven of the last eight games and their overall record stood

With losses to Upsala, Pine City and Verndale last week, the Mille Lacs Raiders boys basketball team has lost seven of the last eight games and their overall record stood at 4-10 heading into the fourth week of the new year.

Those who called the southern shores of Mille Lacs home during the late 1950s through the late 1980s, most likely knew of and/or frequented the largest resort on the big

Two-time state champion wrestler Zach Remer, a senior attending Isle High, was hoisted high by his team-mates (pictured above) after setting a new Mille Lacs Raider record for most career wins. Remer set the new mark while taking part in a quadrangular meet at Ogilvie last week. His third win of the evening during the meet on Jan. 17, was the 219th of his storied career, surpassing that of Isle grad Nik Borchert who set the previous mark of 218 wins in 2015.