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TravelAwaits May.6.2021 Brainerd, one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota, straddles the Mississippi River and, with 450 area waterways, offers easy access to year-round adventures.  The adorable small towns surrounding Brainerd focus their tourism on cycling in the summer and snow sports like cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and especially ice fishing in the winter. The Gull Lake ice fishing tournament, for example, is the largest in the world, allowing 15,000 anglers to drill holes ...

Suspected drunk driver goes airborne and crashes in Mecosta County Jaromir Chalabala and last updated 2021-05-06 06:15:21-04 MILLBROOK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police say a 35-year-old Blanchard woman was ejected from her vehicle after a crash overnight in Mecosta County on Thursday. It happened around 2:40 a.m. in the area of Costabella Road near Cherry Street in Millbrook Township. According to the Mecosta County Sheriffs Office, the woman driving a Ford Escape reportedly crossed the crossed ...

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces 2021 First Quarter Results Commenting on the Company’s first quarter 2021 results, Tim McKay, President of Canadian Natural stated “The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge our everyday living and the way we operate our businesses. With our strong measures in place we have minimized impacts on our operations, but it remains a daily challenge for our field staff to do it safe and do it right. As the global vaccine distribution increases … Co...

From the Lefthand Corner: Walter Mondale was a best of Minnesota politician The real highlights of my many years in partisan political experience were the times I got to spend one on one or in small groupings with Mondale. Most memorable were the national conventions, starting in 1968 when Mondale was trying to influence Humphrey toward a more anti-Vietnam position. Written By: Don Bye | Columnist | 7:00 am, May 6, 2021 × Washington DC, USA, October 4, 1984. Democratic pr...

Woman thrown from vehicle after it goes airborne in crash Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 A woman suffered serious injuries after she was ejected from her vehicle in a crash, Mecosta County sheriffs deputies said. (MLive File Photo) Facebook Share The 35-year-old Isabella County woman was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with serious injuries, police said. The crash was reported at 2:41 a.m. on Costabella Road near Cherry Street in Mecosta County’s Millbrook Township....

Pick a year. Any year. When John Wetrosky worked the counter at Koep's Nisswa Bait and Tackle from 1971 to 1978, every Minnesota fishing opener knocked him out. The joyful stampede of walleye anglers veered off Hwy. 371 toward the can't-miss shop starting at midweek. Then, at 6 a.m. Friday, the trickle would turn into a torrent as the doors opened for two days of round-the-clock sales. Hour ...

Brainerd ambulances move stations for 1st time in decades Ambulances have run out of the northwest Brainerd site since the service began in late 1960s. North Memorial took it over in 1987 and more than three decades later it has moved. 7:00 am, May 5, 2021 × Kevin Lee, manager of Brainerd Regional North Memorial Health ambulance Brainerd region, provides a look at the new quarters for the service Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Baxter. Located in the Baxter Industrial Park, ...

A look at the past from the pages of the Pine River Journal weekly newspaper. 1:00 am, May 5, 2021 × 60 years ago, May 5, 1961 A rash of break-ins occurred Wednesday night in Pequot Lakes, when three places were entered sometime during the late hours. 50 years ago, May 6, 1971 Earth Day troops of the fifth grade of the elementary school gleaned 15 pickup loads of junk and refuse from the roadside ditches bordering the tributary roads leading into Pine River on Tuesday. 25 years ago, ...

CADILLAC - Cadillac Elks Lodge No. 680 recently distributed $6,000 in scholarships to nine area students.

CADILLAC — Riley Larrs future is bright and the Pine River junior will have his pick of career paths in heavy machinery after graduation.