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

With the page slowly turning on 2025, East Central Regional Library executive director Carla Lydon was an open book in sharing highlights and challenges from the library system in an interview last week. "It's been quite a year," said Lydon, who has been in the position since 2017. Lydon said ECRL started 2025 with a new strategic plan, and progress on those goals included a growing readers program piloted by the Mora Public Library. The program connects a student in grades 1

UPDATE: The alert has been canceled after the missing party was located safely. The Isanti County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing 37-year-old woman. According to an alert from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Erin Severson left her rural Isanti County residence between Oct. 20 and Oct. 25. Severson is described as five-foot-eight and weighing 118 pounds, with black hair and hazel eyes. Her vehicle is a black 2016 Buick Enclave

Work on Hinckley's I-35 bridge replacement project is nearing completion. According to the MnDOT project website, lane closures will be removed at noon on Friday, Nov. 7. A northbound lane closure will be put back in place on Monday, Nov. 10. That work is expected to last through the evening of Nov. 14. All work on the project, which carries a $25.6 million price tag, is expected to be complete by the end of November.