Posts by Rachel Johnson
National Suicide Prevention Week Taking Place This Week
One in five adults will experience mental illness in a given year in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. With National Suicide Prevention Week, people are…
Read MoreMotorcycle Crash Results In Fatality In North-Central Minnesota
A 48-year-old Minnesota man died Friday in a motorcycle accident in north-central Minnesota. According to the Pequot Lakes Police Department, the man died after the motorcycle he was driving collided…
Read MoreBaxter Elementary Begins New School Year With New Principal
Baxter Elementary started the new school year this week with a new principal. Dr. Tammy Stellmach joined the staff after serving in public education for over 29 years. Stellmach was…
Read MoreBrainerd Giovanni’s Set To Close After 30 Years
Giovanni’s Pizza in downtown Brainerd is closing their doors tomorrow after 30 years. The pizza restaurant, which is located on the corner of Oak Street and South 7th Street, will…
Read MoreBrainerd City Council Forms Historical Water Tower Citizen Committee
The Brainerd City Council has voted to form a Historical Water Tower Citizen Committee. The goal of the committee is to come up with a plan to raise enough money…
Read MoreCLC Hosts First Cultural Thursday Event Of School Year
Central Lakes College held their first Cultural Thursday event of the year today. CLC instructors presented on a recent trip to Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity. The trip took place…
Read MoreLane Closures Planned For Highway 210 In Brainerd
Highway 210/Washington Street in Brainerd will be reduced to a single lane going both directions next week. The lane closures will take place east of the Mississippi River between East…
Read MoreBlueprint 181 Plans Laid Out In Open House
The Brainerd community passed a referendum last April allowing School District 181 to move forward with major renovation plans. The blueprints for those plans were unveiled tonight during an open…
Read MoreFormer Crosby Mayor Found Not Guilty Of Second-Degree Assault
Former Crosby Mayor James Hunter was found not guilty of second-degree assault. Hunter’s trial began Tuesday, August 28 in Brainerd and finished the morning of Thursday, August 30. After short…
Read MoreMissing “Ruby Red Slippers” Found After 13 Years
The “Ruby Red Slippers” have been found. After being stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids 13 years ago, authorities have located the famous slippers worn in the…
Read MoreEckles Township Fire Damages Mobile Home
A fire damaged a mobile home in Eckles Township Tuesday morning. The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the incident and found the deck and living room area of the home…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: CRMC Hosts Driving For Hospice Golf Tournament
Playing a little golf and having a little fun, while also raising money for a good cause, was what CRMC’s inaugural Driving for Hospice was all about. “Hospice provides support…
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