PassportArchive for Apr. 25 2018
Very High Risk For Wildfires This Season
The long winter may have just wrapped up, but now another season is upon us. With warm temperatures, low humidity, and high winds, it can be a dangerous combination when…
Read MoreBrainerd Softball In Midseason Form
The Brainerd Warriors softball team is off to a 5-0 start this season. The offense has been hot, scoring 55 runs over that span, but it’ll be their defense that…
Read MoreGood Food, Good Life, 365 – Veggie Burrito Bowls
Veggie Burrito Bowls 1 teaspoon olive oil or avocado oil, for greasing bottom of slow cooker 1 cup uncooked short-grain brown rice 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano…
Read MoreOver 150 Soldiers From Camp Ripley Will Be Deploying To Kuwait
More than 150 soldiers based out of Camp Ripley will soon be deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Tomorrow, the 851st Vertical Engineer Company will leave for…
Read MoreReduced Conflict Intersection Coming To Hwy 2 In Cass Lake
Warmer weather is synonymous with road projects, and soon, a part of Highway 2 in Cass Lake will look a little different. “We’ve been working on this project with MnDOT…
Read MorePequot Lakes Students Experience Mock Car Crash
Juniors and seniors at Pequot Lakes High School were given a shocking lesson about the effects of drunk and distracted driving. Put on by local agencies, a mock car crash…
Read MoreBemidji United Way Seeking “Someone Special” Volunteer Nominations
The United Way of Bemidji Area’s Someone Special Volunteer Program is now accepting nominations to recognize local volunteers. Celebrating its 29th year, the Someone Special program is sponsored by the…
Read MoreBonnie Cumberland Sertoma Fund Supports Camp Confidence, Brainerd Schools
Both Camp Confidence and the Brainerd Public School’s Foundation recently received large donations from the Bonnie Cumberland Sertoma Fund. A check for $14,000 was presented to Brainerd Public School’s Foundation…
Read MoreBemidji Man Sentenced In January Arson Case
A Bemidji man has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison after intentionally setting a home on fire. Damian Patrick Joseph Smith, 20, was charged with arson…
Read MoreVerndale Home Destroyed By Fire
A Tuesday afternoon fire has left a Verndale home heavily damaged. According to a release from the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 3:21 PM, the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office…
Read More24-Year-Old Brainerd Man Faces Sexual Assault Charges
A 24-year-old Brainerd man is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl and for sexually assaulting her older sister. Carlton Lorenzo Sturkey, 24, of Brainerd was in…
Read MoreBrainerd Man Dies After Roll Over Crash
A 46-year-old Brainerd man died in a roll over crash on Highway 371 at Business 371 in Baxter on Tuesday evening. Wyatt Erwin Jacobs, 46, of Brainerd was heading south…
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