Mark Ambroz is always where the action is. He has to be. Otherwise he might miss the opportunity of a lifetime.  Ambroz is a videographer and owner of One Guy Short Productions. Ambroz said he has wanted to work behind the scenes in television since he was a child when his dad was a TV repairma...

BAXTER — Motorists on Highway 371 between Baxter and Nisswa may encounter lane closures and reduced speeds beginning Wednesday as crews begin preparations for an upcoming resurfacing project, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reported. Crews begin resurfacing Highway 371 from just south o...

  STAPLES — Darlene Iskra was the first woman to graduate from the Naval School of Diving and Salvage in Washington, D.C., and she also was the first woman to command a Navy ship called the USS Opportune. Iskra — who spent 21 years in the military before her retirement in 2000 — will be h...

Confidence Learning Center will be hosting its 10th Annual Diamond in the Rough Clean Up Day at Camp Confidence Saturday (today)  from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. “The response from volunteers for our annual event has been incredible,” stated Mary Harder, volunteer coordinator for the camp. “We are loo...

WADENA— The first round of bid openings for the construction of the new Wadena-Deer Creek School took place Thursday at WDC Elementary.  More than 50 companies from Minnesota bid on concrete, structural steel, geothermal wells, site lighting, earthwork, asphalt paving, landscaping and utiliti...

 The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will present its first ever Pops Concert series, entitled “Sing, Swing, Spring,” with performances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Walker and 3 p.m. Sunday at Tornstrom Auditorium in Brainerd  Admission for the concerts is ...

The Brainerd School Board’s Curriculum Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Washington Educational Services Building, 804 Oak St. Agenda items include: District student handbooks; language arts report; staff development goals and best practice grants; gifted education school-within-a-sch...

Woman injured in two-vehicle accident A 32-year-old Brainerd woman was injured Thursday after being in a two-vehicle accident at Northwest Fifth Street and Charles Street. Heidi Groshong, one of the drivers, was injured and transported to a hospital. Essentia Health St. Joseph’s M...

Cass County Board of Commissioners Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday Commissioners Board Room Courthouse, Walker 2. 9:05 a.m. Robert Yochum - County Administrator. a. Approve Consent Agenda. b. Report back on Cass County Citizen Budget Committee. c. South Country Health alliance capital payment. 3. 9:15 a.m. Ren...

BAXTER — MTS Minnesota Connections Academy invites area families to learn about its tuition-free K-12 online public school program at a free information session from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Rapid River Lodge in Baxter....