BRAINERD — Essentia Health announced Nov. 12 it reached a tentative agreement with the Minnesota Nurses Association on a ...

PINE RIVER — Pine River-Backus School hosted its annual Veterans Day observation Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a special focus on ...

The Lakes Area Food Shelf in Pequot Lakes averaged 40 new families a month, or one new family per hour that the food shelf ...

PINE RIVER — The Pine River-Backus Tigers girls’ basketball team returns seven letterwinners from a squad that won 16 games ...

Northern Lakes, 0-3 overall, faced Morris/Benson on Tuesday, Nov. 18. They'll host Willmar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at ...

Two days after a disappointing loss to Denver, the Wolves blew out a short-handed Dallas team, 120-96 at Target Center. The ...

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NISSWA — The Lake Hubert Grange recently completed the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge to recycle 1,000 pounds of plastic bags in less than one year. It is such a good feeling knowing that Trex ...

He talked about his idea to create an essay contest for Crosslake students titled: "If You Were Mayor for a Day, What Would ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County has many great opportunities for residents and visitors to enjoy the outdoors, including over 600 ...

From left are the 2025 Celebrate Crosslake Award winners at Whitefish Lodge & Suites on Nov. 6, 2025: Kelly Thompson and ...

CROSSLAKE — With the new year fast approaching, Crosslake is reflecting on a year of big changes to its public spaces. Alden ...