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Task force arrests
alleged marijuana grower LOCAL/STATE BRIEFS
Marijuana plants, about 21 of them, were found in a Bellevue Township residence following an investigation, the Morrison County Sheriff's office reported.
A search warrant for the home on Nature Road was executed Thursday following an investigation by the Central Minnesota Drug and Gang Task Force. A 51-year-old woman was arrested at the scene for felony controlled substance crimes.
The Royalton Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol and the Morrison County Sheriff's office assisted the task force with the execution of the search warrant.
Firefighters respond
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to an alarm at 10:30 p.m. Thursday on the 1980 block of South Seventh Street in Brainerd.
The alarm came from a faulty detector.
At 9:35 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to a car fire on Highway 371 and Bedow Road south of Brainerd. Shane Broquist was not injured in the fire, but his 1992 Mercury Sable was a total loss.
Candidate forum scheduled
A candidate forum hosted by the Pequot Lakes/Breezy Point Advisory Committee of the Brainerd Lakes Chamber and Echo Publishing is planned Oct. 23.
Breezy Point and Pequot Lakes mayoral and city council candidates will share their views at the Gathering Room in Pequot Lakes High School.
There will be an opportunity for attendees to submit written questions. Breezy Point candidates will answer questions from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Pequot Lakes candidates will answer questions from 7:45-8:30 p.m. All candidates have been invited to attend.
The forum will be moderated by Lisa Paxton, Brainerd Lakes Chamber chief executive officer.
Brainerd group to meet
Le Cercle Francais du Brainerd meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
For October and November, the group will meet at the Brainerd Public Library, small meeting room. The group is open to anyone who wishes to practice conversing in French. Participants may just show up, there is no registration or fee.
Dahl attends national event
Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl recently participated in the 95th session of the National Sheriffs' Institute in Longmont, Colo. The session was Sept. 14-20. Dahl was awarded his degree of completion from Jim Barbee, correction program specialist with the National Institute of Corrections, and Fred G. Wilson, director of operations with the National Sheriffs' Association.
Dahl was among 29 other sheriffs from across the country to participate in the session. Issues covered homeland security, school violence, court security, leadership, drugs, disaster relief, jail operations and community relations.
Poll confirms economic fears
ST. PAUL (AP) - A new poll confirms the depth of anxiety in Minnesota about the economy.
The poll by Minnesota Public Radio News and the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute shows nearly one-fourth of respondents are scared by what's going on in the markets.
Two-thirds of those surveyed believe the economy and jobs are the nation's top issues. That's way up from 41 percent two months ago.
The poll shows Barack Obama getting a slight boost from the economic anxiety. He had an eight-point edge when people were asked whether Obama or John McCain was better suited to handle the crisis.
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