The Mora City Council held an initial interview with an internal candidate for city administrator at Tuesday's meeting. Mandi Yoder, the city's Human Resources director, was the lone internal applicant for the vacancy. Mora's employee labor relations committee met on Oct. 29, and reached the consensus to recruit from within and invest in the city's employees rather than seeking a contracted administrator or hiring a recruiting firm. "We're all aware that Mandi has been doing

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is cautioning residents of east-central Minnesota that fire danger is predicted to increase over the next few days. As fall continues, dry vegetation and falling leaves increase, which help fuel wildfires. Information officer Philip Weyhe said the DNR has responded to over 20 fires during the last week. "Wildfires can start and spread quickly, especially in dry, windy conditions," Weyhe said in an email. According to DNR wildfire

A two-vehicle crash on Highway 95 in Isanti County resulted in a fatality on Monday night. According to an Isanti County Sheriff's Office news release, law enforcement responded to a crash involving a semi and an SUV at the intersection of Highway 95 NE and Hornsby Drive NE in North Branch Township just before 9 p.m. Emergency personnel determined the driver of the SUV was deceased at the scene. The vehicle had no other occupants. The release states that the incident is being

A student food shelf at the Mora High School has been providing 'Food For Friends' for 10 years. Food For Friends is managed and maintained by Mustang students, with oversight from Mora Alternative Learning Center coordinator Karen Felger. The donation-driven food shelf provides food resources for Mora students, as well as other necessities, including hygiene products. "We do apply for some grants from some local businesses, companies, or banks, but our funding is almost enti

A 32-year-old Mora woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in Kanabec County on Tuesday morning. According to the state patrol incident report, a Honda Civic was traveling westbound on 195th Avenue at Mahogany Street in Mora around 11:45 a.m. The vehicle went off the road and onto the shoulder, overcorrected, struck a tree and rolled onto its roof, and caught fire. The report states that passersby pulled the driver from the burni