PassportPosts by Clayton Castle
Osama Alomar Tells Stories Of War, Hope, And Love At CLC
The Verse Like Water series at Central Lakes College in Brainerd welcomed Osama Alomar, a writer of short stories who lived in Syria right before the Civil War. Pessimism can…
Read MoreBusiness Owners Concerned About Backus-To-Hackensack Highway 371 Project
If you live in or own a business in the Hackensack or Backus communities, expect delays and changes in your route to home or work, as a $4.2 million dollar…
Read MoreHouse GOP Toughens Penalties For Protest Damage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some Minnesota lawmakers are renewing efforts to punish protest organizers when their event leads to property damage. The House civil law committee advanced a bill…
Read MoreRoseau Falls Short In Back-To-Back State Title Bid
The Roseau Rams girls basketball team was unable to defend its 2017 Class AA state championship, losing to the undefeated Sauk Centre Maintstreeters 63-52 at the Target Center in Minneapolis…
Read MoreBrainerd Community Starts Conversation On Suicide Prevention
It’s been over a month since the tragic shooting at Bill’s Gun Range in Baxter where a 77-year-old Brainerd man took his own life. Since then, law enforcement and community…
Read MoreMenahga Girls Ready For First Ever State Appearance
In just two days, the Minnesota girls basketball state tournament will see new faces when the Menahga Braves head down to participate in the school’s first ever basketball state tournament.…
Read MoreNorthwoods Adventure: 18th Annual Habitat Day At Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Children and adults made their way to the Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Little Falls on Saturday morning for the 18th annual Habitat Day, learning more about wildlife and…
Read MoreTwo Seriously Injured In Cass County Crash
Two people from Duluth were critically injured after a head-on in Cass County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Kara Lee Smith, 28, was driving a 1999…
Read MoreDNR Fisheries Seeks Comments On Brainerd Area Lake Management Plans
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Brainerd area fisheries is seeking comments through Friday, March 30 on management plans for a number of Crow Wing County lakes. Management plans describe…
Read MoreLandowners And Community Members Rally Against Enbridge Line 3 Plan
David Anderson was just one of many who came out to St. Andrews Church in Grand Rapids this afternoon to call out Enbridge for its plan to abandon its Line…
Read More120 Participate In 28th Annual Sertoma Sunrise Lift-A-Thon
The Brainerd High School weight room was packed with lifters the past two days for the 28th Annual Sertoma Sunrise Club’s Lift-A-Thon, an event that raises money for charitable causes…
Read MoreCLC Receives $10,000 OER Grant
Central Lakes College was recently awarded a $10,000 Innovation Grant from Minnesota State to sustain its Open Education Resources (OER) work through the next academic year. OER is a term…
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