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- School ponders 4-day week
PINE ISLAND, Minn. - The Pine Island school district has become the latest district in the state to look at a four-day school week.
- Heavy snowfall stretches local crews, budgets
You might think you've spent a lot of time shoveling lately, but that's nothing compared to the hours put in by Rochester Public Works.
- Volunteers offer the gift of time during the holidays
As the masses frantically search the mall for the perfect gift, some people find the best gifts within themselves.
- Pine Island Schools Considering 4-Day Week
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- Telephone outage disrupts 911 service in Oronoco and Pine Island
A telephone outage disrupted 911 service in parts of Oronoco and Pine Island this morning.
- Chafoulias asks city to acquire buildings
In his latest move to advance a major redevelopment proposal in downtown Rochester, developer Gus Chafoulias is asking city officials to acquire buildings and land he says he's having trouble buying.
- Byron, Stewartville, Pine Island prepare for budget cuts
Kids in Byron will have to find a new place to ice skate this winter. The Byron city council voted not to open its municipal skating rink this year, because it fears that local government aid cuts from the ...
- Area high school wrestling schedule
TUESDAY, Dec. 16 Non-conference -- Cannon Falls at Patrick Henry; Chatfield at Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Hiawatha Valley League -- Pine Island at Kenyon-Wanamingo; Hayfield at Kasson-Mantorville. Three Rivers ...
- Area businesses serve holiday platters
When it comes to festive holiday platters, there are many options, both in town and in surrounding communities.
- Fire destroys tractor repair business in Pine Island
A fire destroyed a rural Pine Island tractor repair business Thursday night. The Pine Island Fire Department was called to Dale's Repair, a tractor repair business at 11814 County Road 5, at 9:07 p.m. According ...
- Plows, salt being deployed as area crashes mount
A quick change in road conditions - " and several area crashes - " have sent local public works crews into action.
- U of M wrestler comes back strong
Last year, an elbow injury kept Pine Island graduate and current University of Minnesota wrestler Chris McPhail in street clothes during the Northern Quad.
- Entertainment digest
The Mighty Short Bus, a classic rock band that performs across the Midwest, will make two stops in this area next week.
- CAMPOS: Counting my blessings
America's Thanksgiving holiday is part of the practically universal human custom of holding harvest festivals.
- Debroux, Yvonne L. Strandell
A memorial service for Yvonne L. Strandell DeBroux will be 7 p.m. Monday at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Mahler Chapel in Pine Island, with the Rev.
- Blessings you can bank on
A bright dot of light streaked across the horizon for a few seconds as I walked through my neighborhood one night earlier this week.
- 2.9 million ballots, a lead of 215 votes - let's start all over
Today, it returns to zero. Minnesota's canvassing board, made up of four judges and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, is scheduled to officially move the 2.9 million votes in the U.S. Senate race between ...
- Village of Darien hires administrator
Marc Dennison, 37, will start Dec. 1 as the full-time administrator/clerk/treasurer. He will replace Clerk Connie Machi, who retires Dec.
- American Girl dolls are a girl's best friend
Nine-year-old Madison Andrist has three American Girl dolls, and they mean more to her than toys.
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City DescriptionPine Island is a city in Goodhue and Olmsted counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,337 at the 2000 census. Most of Pine Island is in Goodhue County, but a small part extends into Olmsted County.
The community has a strong agricultural base, but has been transitioning over time into a bedroom community for nearby Rochester which employs many local residents.
The small town was temporarily thrown into the national spotlight in 2002 for having been the home town of the Midwest pipe bomber Luke Helder.
Pine Island lies along the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.68%) is water.
U.S. Route 52 serves as a main route in the community.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,337 people, 864 households, and 628 families residing in the city. The population density was 797.5 people per square mile (308.0/km²). There were 890 housing units at an average density of 303.7/sq mi (117.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.99% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Native ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Goodhue County
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
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