Posts by Chris Burns
Brainerd School District Adopts Plan to Eventually Phase Out Mask Mandate
Brainerd Public Schools has required their students to wear masks throughout the entire school year up to this point. During their last board meeting, they passed a five-step process to…
Read MoreIn Business: Baxter Appliance Store Looks to Become Employee Owned
“Help wanted” signs can be seen all around the Brainerd area as businesses continue searching for staff. With competition for employees high, one local business’s mission is creating less turnover…
Read MoreNew Round of Names Submitted for MnDOT’s “Name a Snowplow” Contest
After receiving more than 20,000 name submissions last year, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has brought back its “Name a Snowplow” initiative to have fun, but also to shine a…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Eagle View Elementary in Pequot Lakes Withstands the Cold to Teach
You might think a zero-degree day with twenty-below wind chill would be a terrible day to take students outside to learn, but at one Pequot Lakes school, they’re doing exactly…
Read More“100+ Women” Group Donates to Two Brainerd Area Nonprofits
Every three months, the group known as 100+ Women Who Care gathers together, where each person donates $100 to a fund that is then gifted to a nonprofit. This time…
Read MoreUS Faces Wave of Omicron Death in Coming Weeks, Models Say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by…
Read MoreHundreds Gather to Pay Respects to Irma Cragun
Irma Cragun, one of the owners of what is now the largest all-season resort in Minnesota, passed away last week at the age of 87. On Monday, she was honored…
Read MoreIce Road on Large Northern Minnesota Lake Opens for 2nd Year
WARROAD, Minn. (AP) — A 37-mile ice highway in Minnesota that takes motorists across the mammoth Lake of the Woods to the northernmost point in the contiguous United States is…
Read More6-Year-Old Struck, Killed on Highway in Mille Lacs County
ONAMIA, Minn. (AP) — The State Patrol says an individual struck and killed on an east-central Minnesota highway was a 6-year-old girl. The patrol said the child was in the…
Read MoreMining Ban Near Boundary Waters Once Again on the Table
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The ongoing tug-of war over whether mining should be allowed near the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been resurrected with strong opinions on both…
Read MoreCrosby Collectible Co-op Closing Its Doors in February
If you take a trip to Crosby, there seems to be as many bike shops as antique stores in the town. As Crosby continues to adapt to its new bike…
Read MoreBrainerd Superintendent Laine Larson Reflects on 40 Years Inside Schools
As previously reported, Laine Larson, the superintendent of Brainerd Public Schools, will be retiring from her position this summer. We sat down with her to reflect on 40 years of…
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