Posts by Sarah Winkelmann
More than 920 Texts Have Been Sent Through Text To 911 Since December
In the first three months of Text to 911, there have been 920 texts sent to the direct line to dispatchers for deaf and hard of hearing individuals or for…
Read More“Compose Your Life Song” Gets Seniors Thinking Long Term Care
Only 12 percent of seniors plan their long term care, according to a new study by Home Instead Senior Care. That’s compared to 39 percent of seniors who have planned…
Read MoreBrainerd Lakes Community Job Fair Scheduled for April 4
The upcoming 2018 Brainerd Community Job Fair will give community members an opportunity to meet new employers and see who is currently hiring. The job fair will be held at…
Read MoreLive Better Live Longer Will Soon Close Their Doors
After serving over 1,000 families with help from over 7,000 volunteers, the Live Better Live Longer Group is coming to a close, as CHI-St. Gabriel’s Health can no longer fund…
Read MoreBrainerd Public Library Hosts Historic Water Tower Art Contest
In celebration of the Historic Water Tower being a part of downtown Brainerd for nearly a century, the Brainerd Public Library is inviting residents ages 13 and older to submit…
Read MoreNew Communication Cards Help Deaf Community and Law Enforcement
If you see police lights come up behind you, most people tend to get anxious. But for those in the deaf or hard of hearing community, it can be extremely…
Read MoreOfficials Asking for Assistance in Locating Missing 15-Year-Old Boy
The Cass County Sheriff’s office is asking for assistance in locating a missing male juvenile runaway from rural Motley. Dylan Joseph Vorbeck, 15, of Motley is missing after leaving his…
Read MoreSouth Sixth Street Project In Brainerd To Start in April
As the 2018 construction season will soon get underway, the City of Brainerd is long overdue for their reconstruction of South Sixth Street that will finally take place starting in…
Read MoreMinnesota Bill Would Raise Smoking Age to 21 Statewide
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A small but bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers on Thursday proposed increasing the statewide age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21, after several Minnesota…
Read MoreBridges Career Exploration Day Takes Over Central Lakes College
“It’s really fun having a lot of options that you can choose from and that they are just right there to go for,” said Isabel Heldt, a sophomore at Brainerd…
Read MoreOne Man Dead After A Crash In Morrison County
A 47-year-old man is dead after he was traveling down the driveway to get the mail and crashed the vehicle he was driving. The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to…
Read MoreTexting While Driving Citations Up 23 Percent From 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities issued more citations for distracted driving in 2017, while citations for speeding and lack of seat belt use saw declines. Authorities gave out 7,357 citations…
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