Posts by Rachel Johnson
Golden Apple: Crosby-Ironton Students Collect Money For Pennies For Patients
Students in the Crosby-Ironton School District have been busy this month collecting change for a good cause. Students are participating in a penny war to see which grade collects the…
Read MoreAfter-School Activities Cancelled For Area Students Due To Storm
After-school activities in various area school districts have been cancelled for Thursday, February 7 due to the winter storm. The Brainerd Public School District and Pequot Lakes Public Schools have…
Read MoreWadena County Sheriff’s Office Responds To Skid Steer Fire
The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a skid steer on fire on Wednesday, February 6 shortly after 3:00 p.m. According to a release, the skid steer…
Read MoreNE Brainerd Street Project Proposed To Increase Pedestrian Safety
A project was proposed at this week’s Brainerd City Council Meeting that would reconstruct streets in northeast Brainerd to make walking and biking to school easier and safer for area…
Read MoreCRMC Named Best Hospital For Emergency Care
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center announced yesterday that it has received a national award for their emergency care. Women’s Choice Award, a national healthcare referral source, named CRMC one of America’s…
Read MoreCrow Wing County Recognized Nationally For Financial Reporting
Crow Wing County was nationally recognized for their excellence in financial reporting for the fifth year in a row by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and…
Read MoreBSU Accounting Department To Offer Free Tax Help
Bemidji State University’s Accounting Department will be offering free federal and state tax preparations and eFiling to the public. The service is sponsored by the IRS. The Volunteer Income Tax…
Read MoreHolly Holm Hired As Next Nisswa Chamber President
The Nisswa Chamber of Commerce will see some changes in the next couple of months as a new director takes the reins. Holly Holm will succeed Shawn Hansen, the current…
Read MoreIn Business: Lonesome Cottage Is Country’s Largest Rustic Furniture Manufacturer
Hotels, resorts, and homes across the United States are furnished with rustic furniture made right in Pequot Lakes at Lonesome Cottage. “We’re the largest rustic furniture maker in the country.…
Read MoreCLC Student Awarded NCLEX Scholarship
A Central Lakes College student has been awarded a Hurst Review NCLEX Scholarship. Lucy Felten, a nursing major and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member, was one of 15 students…
Read MoreElementary Students Read By The Campfire At Camp Baxter
Tents and a campfire were set up in the middle of the library this week for a Baxter Elementary School tradition, Camp Baxter. “This week we have Camp Baxter, which…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Charges Of Multiple Crow Wing County Burglaries
A man has been arrested on various charges involving burglary and theft in northern Crow Wing County. According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Cole James Grieger was…
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