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Pine City Seniors Take Over WCMP (Audio Replay)

Nick — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:05 +0000

Thursday night seniors from Pine City High School took over the airwaves on 100.9FM, WCMP. The seniors played their own music, talked about memories they had from school, and also what they will be doing once they graduate. There were also a few jokes spread out throughout the program. You can listen to the replay of the Pine City Senior Night on WCMP right here!

Becker @ Cambridge-Isanti Baseball (Audio Replay)

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:35:35 +0000

This afternoon we have another high school broadcast on WCMP AM 1350. Although playoffs are approaching in both baseball and softball, we're finishing strong on our regular season schedule. Today, Josh Miggler will be on hand as the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets will host Becker in a Mississippi 8 Conference matchup. The Bluejackets are currently sitting third in the conference standings with a 6-4 record, while Becker is bringing up the rear at just 2-8 in conference play. You can listen to the entire replay of today's game right here.

Wildlife Experience Weekend At Crex Meadows

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:09:01 +0000

Last weekend Crex Meadows in Grantsburg celebrated International Migratory Bird Day. While observing birds from Memory Lake Park, 43 different bird species were spotted! This weekend you have the opportunity to add to that species count. Saturday, May 19th starts Wildlife Experience Weekend. Join expert birder and retired biologist Jim Hoefler for a wildlife talk [...]

WIAA Baseball, Softball Tournament Pairings Released

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:45:56 +0000

The WIAA just announced the pairings for postseason play in both baseball and softball. The tournaments get under way next week, and we plan to cover them extensively on SAM1057. Both the Grantsburg girls and boys have received a first round bye and a #1 seed in their respective Regional brackets. Both teams will open [...]

Pine County Sheriff’s Report (Audio)

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:11:27 +0000

Pine County Sheriff Robin Cole shared more information with our listeners on Thursday morning in his regularly scheduled report. Cole had a lengthy list of items to cover in his summary of the three districts in the county. Cole visited with our Mike Hughes and Jesse Logan as usual.

Pioneer Report With Mike Gainor

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:36:45 +0000

Our news director Jesse Logan interviewed Pine City Pioneer editor Mike Gainor once again on Thursday morning. The two talked about some cases of whooping cough that have been diagnosed in Pine County recently, and a bevvy of other topics including a controlled burn in Pine City, local parks gearing up for a busy summer, and the recent DAPE track and field day that took place.

Graduations Rates Rising In Wisconsin

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:59:04 +0000

The state Department of Public Instruction reported Thursday that graduation rates in Wisconsin are on the rise.

Walker, Barrett View Jobs Numbers Differently

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:23 +0000

Gov. Scott Walker is touting new positive jobs numbers he says are a more accurate reflection of how the state’s economy is turning around. But his Democratic challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says Walker is cooking the books by releasing the figures before they have been reviewed by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The [...]

Burning Restrictions In MN Partially Lifted

jesse — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:34:53 +0000

With the decline in droughts throughout the state of Minnesota, the DNR has lifted it’s burning restrictions in many Minnesota counties. Effective Wednesday, restrictions have been lifted in counties including: Beltrami, Cass, Itasca, Clearwater, and Polk among others. The news relating to Pine County is that there are still special burning restrictions in areas of [...]

Former-Twin Hunter Deals With Son’s Assault

jesse — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:54:54 +0000

The son of former Twin Torii Hunter has his dad in a tough state. Torii Hunter was placed on restricted leave Monday after his 17-year-old son Darius McClinton- Hunter was arrested for sexual assault.