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“I love health care because it really comes down to helping others.”

Most of the events will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Snow Many Smiles in Crosby’s Memorial Park which will be transformed into a dazzling holiday wonderland.

WORTHINGTON -- Medical professionals advise people to get vaccinated against the seasonal influenza early this year because of limited vaccination supplies, an early flu season and vaccines that stay effective longer.

The Young Men’s Christian Association in Brainerd — better known as the Brainerd Family YMCA today — had its beginnings at Sixth and Front streets when the Northern Pacific Railway offered to build a wholesome place for the young men of the railroad and the community to spend their leisure time.

dgau@marshallindependent.com MARSHALL — The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration are calling for a pause in using COVID-19 vaccines made by Johnson & Johnson, after six women developed blood clots. On a local level, the recommendations mean some people will need to reschedule their COVID vaccine appointments. But vaccine providers in Marshall said they still have the capacity to give vaccines made by other manufacturers like Pfizer and Moderna. Sandy Murphy, ph...

Downtown Brainerd parking in spotlight as council talks maintaining fewer lots Among the recommendations discussed was the idea of discontinuing the citys lease on the Burlington Northern parking lot off Front Street. 5:00 am, Apr. 10, 2021 × The Burlington Northern parking lot off Front Street in Brainerd is leased by the city and then rented to residents for off-street parking. The city may discontinue leasing the lot in 2021. Theresa Bourke / Brainerd Dispatch Should B...

Reporter As Minnesota continues to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, the focus will stay on seniors for a little longer. Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday that the state will wait until 70% of adults age 65 and older are vaccinated before expanding eligibility to other high-risk groups. Walz and the Minnesota Department of Health laid out a timeline for COVID vaccinations that estimated the state could meet that goal by the end of March, and then open up vaccinations for food plant workers and people...

Area health care orgs address delayed 2nd doses as supply falls short Although “potentially worrisome,” a statement noted, delays of second doses weren’t a cause for concern in light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance reporting no loss of vaccine efficacy if patients waited up to six weeks, or 42 days, between doses. 4:00 am, Feb. 13, 2021 × Pharmacists Jayme VanRisseghem (left) and Robert Wennerstrand talk about COVID-19 vaccinat...

Nearly 15,000 Crow Wing County residents are at least 65 years old, according to the 2019 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, and are among those facing elevated risk if they contract the disease caused by the coronavirus. Within the seven-county region as of Tuesday, Crow Wing ranked third in terms of the proportion of those in that age bracket who’ve received at least one dose. Wadena and Aitkin counties — both of which claim populations less than a quarter of the size of Crow...