For the third straight year, Central Lakes College has been placed on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement....

The Brainerd School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to hire professional services to assist the district in negotiating the 2011-13 master agreement with its certified teachers union, Education Minnesota Brainerd. Board members Jim Hunt, Chris Robinson, Ruth Nelson and Reed Campbell voted in favor of hiring...

Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the commission meeting room at the Brainerd Public Utilities Service Center at 8027 Highland Scenic Road in Baxter....

REMER — Cass County Board passed a resolution Tuesday to ask the Legislature to approve a proposed extension to 2016 for implementing new state rules governing individual sewage treatment systems. Environmental Services Director John Ringle said Tuesday his department has prepared changes to meet ...

REMER — Cass County Sheriff’s Department newly formed honor guard presented the American and Minnesota flags in a formal ceremony Tuesday at the Depot in Remer before the county commissioners opened their regular meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.  Sgt. Bryan Welk and Deputi...

REMER — Seeing the courthouse as “more than about Walker,” Cass County commissioners Tuesday declined an offer from Walker resident Otto Ringle to place six three-foot tall bronze statues on the courthouse lawn. Ringle had approached the city of Walker earlier about locating the statues on cit...

REMER — Members of the Cass County Board toured the county highway equipment garage and the state’s MnDOT garage at Remer at separate sites Tuesday before the board meeting. County Engineer David Enblom has proposed to build a county garage at Remer as an addition to the state garage. The curren...

NISSWA — The public comment period on construction related to the Nisswa wastewater treatment facility run until June 15. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reported the facility will be doing construction to remove the spray irrigation sites. After construction the wastewater will be discharg...

A joint effort between the DNR and Crow Wing County Land Services Department personnel burned approximately 10 acres  of previously harvested forest land Wednesday to restore a hardwood forest and increase wildlife habitat within the burned area. The Minnesota Conservation Corps helped with the...

 BAXTER — Children — age kindergarten through fifth grade — are invited, with their parents, to the Bike Challenge 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Loren Thompson Park in Baxter. ...