Posts by Rachel Johnson
In Focus: CLC’s “Verse Like Water” Brings Renowned Poets To Brainerd Lakes Area
For Jeff Johnson, poetry is more than just words on a piece of paper. “Poetry, for me, it’s an experience with language. You get to inhabit something made of words,”…
Read MoreAll Lanes And Sidewalks Open On Highway 27 In Little Falls
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Friday that all lanes and sidewalks are open on Highway 27 in Little Falls as of noon on Friday, October 25. According to a…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Baxter Elementary Celebrates Unity Day
Every year on the fourth Wednesday in October, schools across the country come together to unite against bullying. At Baxter Elementary in the Brainerd School District, students and faculty have…
Read MoreDNR Says Smart Safety Choices May Have Saved Brainerd Area Duck Hunters’ Lives
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that smart safety choices may have saved the lives of four duck hunters when their boat capsized on a Brainerd area lake earlier…
Read MoreMnDOT And New Snowplow Operators Gear Up For Upcoming Winter Season
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has been busy gearing up for the upcoming winter snow season. Around 90 new snowplow operators have spent the last week and a half at…
Read MoreFuture Region 5 Children’s Museum Location Narrowed To Two Possible Sites
The site for the future Region 5 Children’s Museum has been narrowed down to two locations, both in the Brainerd Lakes Area. Representatives with the Children’s Museum released a request…
Read MoreRed Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Assault With A Dangerous Weapon
A Red Lake man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 to assaulting three individuals with a firearm. According to a release, 21-year-old Dillon George Taylor pleaded guilty before Chief…
Read MoreLittle Falls Celebrates Completion Of West Side Of Highway 27 Construction Project
The rain did not stop people in the Little Falls area from gathering today to celebrate the completion of major road construction project that took place over the summer. Highway…
Read MoreWest Nile Virus Found In Ruffed Grouse In Minnesota, But Results Show Some Are Able To Survive
Test results from the first year of a multi-state study on West Nile virus in ruffed grouse found that the virus is present in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin, but exposed…
Read MoreSection Of Highway 210 Named ‘State Trooper Ray Krueger Memorial Highway’
60 years ago this fall, State Trooper Ray Krueger, a 25-year veteran of the Minnesota State Highway Patrol, was killed in the line of duty on Highway 210 west of…
Read MoreNational Drug Take Back Day To Take Place Saturday, October 26
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is set for Saturday, October 26, 2019. On Saturday, expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medication can be brought to designated…
Read MoreBusiness Network International Launches New Chapter In Brainerd
A national organization that aims to promote business growth and to connect professionals in the community recently launched a new chapter in the Brainerd Lakes Area. Business Network International celebrated…
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