Posts by Sarah Winkelmann
Camp Ripley Open House Set For Sunday
Have you ever seen a military vehicle driving down the road and wished you could hop in for a ride? Well, now is your chance. Camp Ripley will be opening…
Read MoreWestern Wild Fires and High Temps Reduce Air Quality
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A combination of smoke from Western wildfires, high temperatures and sunshine is eroding the air quality in the Twin Cities and in eastern and central Minnesota. The…
Read MoreVocational Training Programs Launched In Brainerd Area
The state of Minnesota is heading a new direction and giving people with disabilities employment in their local communities. The new focus for the Minnesota Department of Human Services is…
Read MoreNew Park Commemorates Those Lost In Milford Mine Collapse
Crow Wing County is hoping to preserve the history of the 1924 mining disaster in Crosby. Today, the Milford Memorial Park is dedicated to the 41 miners who were lost…
Read MoreConfidence Learning Center Recognized As Nonprofit Of The Year
In a surprise visit this morning, the Confidence Learning Center was recognized as the nonprofit of the year. Brainerd Community Action showed up at the camp’s weekly meeting to congratulate…
Read MoreTarget Will Increase Holiday Hiring By 40 Percent
NEW YORK (AP) — Target is increasing the number of people it hires to work during the holidays by 40 percent, to 100,000. The Minneapolis retailer said Wednesday that the…
Read MoreBaxter Police Department K9 Retires
After serving in the community of Baxter for the past 9 years, Gator from the K9 unit is retiring. Gator reported for duty one last time yesterday and officially entered…
Read MoreMaster Gardener Gives Talk In Brainerd On Poisonous Plants
A master gardener from the University of Minnesota Extension stopped by the Brainerd Public Library today for a talk titled, “Beware! Within the Plant Kingdom Lurks Evil.” Master Gardener Jennifer…
Read MoreCrow Wing County Wins Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Crow Wing County was awarded with the Distinguished Budget Presentation award. The Government Finance Officers Association has recognized the county based on their annual budget presentation book that lines out…
Read MoreMinnesota Commerce Department Recommends Against Line 3 Plan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Enbridge Energy has failed to establish the need for its proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota and it might be…
Read MoreBrainerd Hosts 20th Annual Bataan Memorial March
33 American flags lined the street to represent the 33 Brainerd soldiers lost during the Bataan Death March in World War II. “6 POW/MIA flags out there are significant to…
Read MoreGrand Rapids Officer’s Squad Car Targeted By Gunfire
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Grand Rapids police say an officer’s squad car was targeted by gunfire, with some bullets also hitting his house. WDIO-TV reports Officer Matt O’Rourke was…
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