■ MLB chair to discuss Tribal Law and Order Act Melanie Benjamin, chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, will present the Nov.

Ocular melanoma, or eye cancer, is diagnosed in just 2,500 adults every year in the United States. In 2009, Branden Burnard of Nisswa was one of those adults.

Cancer benefit for the Branden Burnard family NISSWA - There will be a benefit for the Branden Burnard family from 5-8 p.m. May 19 at the Nisswa American Legion Post 627.

  Look up the definition of fan and you’ll find, “an enthusiastic devotee (as of a sport or performing art), usually a spectator.” For two die-hard drag racing buffs at Brainerd International Raceway that definition doesn’t quite do them justice. The word “superfan” best applies. To...

Michelle Wahoske never expected to be part of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event or to have the reason come from her 4-year-old son.  Young Jake Wahoske of Breezy Point is the youth sponsor for the Relay for Life event Saturday.  In November of 2010, Michelle Wahoske noticed ...

NISSWA — For 24 straight hours, as many as 100 area knitting and crochet enthusiasts will donate their time, energy and skills to make a difference in the lives of those who are diagnosed with cancer. They will be participating in the fourth annual Nisswa Knit-In for the Cure, a knitting marathon ...

My wife and I spend a considerable amount of time on the fifth floor of St Joe's these days, where she is receiving treatment for cancer. Long hours just sitting and watching those drips from the chemo bags. As pensive as that thought is, that isn't what I am writing about. It just brings me to this...