Pioneer PINE CITY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017
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DRAGON SPORTS: Gymnasts, basketball squad win big. P10
County squad car crash sends 3 to hospital STAFF REPORT NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM
A Pine County Sheriff’s Office deputy crashed into two other vehicles on County Road 11 this past Saturday, causing the deputy and two occupants of another car to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. According to the sheriffs office, on Jan. 14 at approximately 2:51 p.m. a Pine County squad car was responding to a person with a gun call near the city of Henriette and traveling west on County Road 11 (Henriette Road) approaching Meadow Creek Lane. The deputy was operating his squad with emergency lights and siren. According to the deputy and witnesses, a vehicle that MARY AND BRANDON DAVIS
SEE CRASH, PAGE 14
According to the sheriff’s office, the deputy was evading an oncoming car when he lost control of his vehicle.
Atscott employees offer hand to local charities Donations from the employees of Atscott Manufacturing Co, Inc. in Pine City banded together to give big to local charities this holiday season, donating $1,000 to the Famlly Pathways Pine Community Food Shelf and $1,075 to the Pine City Backpack Program, which gives chronically hungry students backpacks full of nutritious food to sustain them over the weekends and school holidays. MIKE GAINOR | THE PIONEER
Counterfeits passed in area STAFF REPORT NEWS@PINECITYMN.COM
The Pine County Sheriff’s Office announced that in the past month there have been 13 reports of counterfeit currency being passed in the Pine City and Hinckley area. The denominations on the bills have been $10, $50 and $100. At this time the suspect and vehicle descriptions have varied, and investigators are looking at several leads. “I would like to remind people that take in cash to pay attention to the bills,” said Pine County Sheriff Jeff Nelson. “It appears the bills are being passed to businesses that have
high traffic where the clerk may not have time to inspect the bill. Stopping a transaction before you are a victim is always best.” The sheriff pointed out that technology has made it easier to copy or print counterfeit currency, but there have also been updates to the technology to the bills. Even with older bills the paper the bills are printed on has always been controlled and specific to currency. With fake currency the enhanced security features will look printed on the surface instead of part of the paper. Below are some things to look for when examining currency. SEE COUNTERFEIT, PAGE 14
City calls meeting to address snow concerns BY MIKE GAINOR EDITOR@PINECITYMN.COM
City officials plan to meet with residents and business owners to discuss snowplowing and sidewalk clearing issues at an open house on Monday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. The meeting is open to anyone with concerns about snowplowing or sidewalk clearing,
and will be held in the city council chambers inside Pine Government Center at 315 Main Street. City officials describe this as an educational meeting, and an opportunity for the community to learn what the city’s policies and procedures are for plowing and sidewalk SEE COUNTERFEIT, PAGE 14
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