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Pillager's Juliana Ewald holds the second place trophy of her AAU team. Contributed photo.

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Girls Basketball: Ewald’s team gets 2nd at AAU Nationals

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College Football: Gindorff hoping to make splash in senior season

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Attorney Kyle Hart, who represents applicant Doug Schieffer as part of a conditional use permit request to build a private helipad in Crow Wing County, speaks to county commissioners Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, during a county board meeting. Hart implored commissioners not to place a moratorium on private airport development, which would include Schieffer's application. Screenshot / Chelsey Perkins

Government and Politics

Helipad proposal fails to get off ground again as board issues moratorium

Visitors fill the lounge chairs on the beach at Grand View Lodge on Gull Lake in north-central Minnesota on Aug. 3. It’s been a busier summer than ever for the historic lodge and resort, but filling vacant positions has been a challenge. Kirsti Marohn / MPR News

Tourism

Amid surge of visitors, Minnesota's resort country struggles to find workers

Crow Wing County Administrator Tim Houle urges vaccination as a tool to avoid further disruptions to the community because of COVID-19 and its delta variant during a Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, county board meeting.
Screenshot / Chelsey Perkins

Coronavirus

‘It’s simple. Get vaccinated’: Crow Wing administrator urges holdouts to get the shot as cases rise

Obituaries

Aug 13th 2021 - 2pm

Donald R. Carlson

Aug 12th 2021 - 5pm

Carolyn Frisch

Aug 12th 2021 - 4pm

Michael Roehl

Aug 12th 2021 - 3pm

Norma Belle Carter

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Sunny skies with a few clouds

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Pillager's Juliana Ewald holds the second place trophy of her AAU team. Contributed photo.

Basketball

Girls Basketball: Ewald’s team gets 2nd at AAU Nationals

Football

College Football: Gindorff hoping to make splash in senior season

Baseball

Nelson Cruz homers vs. former team as Rays down Twins

Opinion

While we love the land and wide-open space, the warm welcome, laughter, encouragement and comfort we share on the farm knits us together as a family, says Katie Pinke. Pictured is a summer sunset near Aneta, North Dakota, on August 11, 2021.
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Columns

The farm will always be there to come home to

Columns

Klobuchar: How Democrats and Republicans worked together to expand high-speed internet

Columns

Column: What does the federal infrastructure plan mean for Minnesota?

Business

Minnesota Auditor Julie Blaha and Minnesota State Sen. Melisa Franzen.
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Agriculture

Minnesota auditor made Farmfest visit to get the scoop on rural, spread the word on loan opportunities

Government and Politics

Vilsack, Walz discuss drought, climate change with Hmong American Farmers Association

Agriculture

Guest Opinion: Improving food security should be a priority

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The "Brainerd Dispatch Minute" offers listeners the opportunity to get caught up on the top lakes area headlines and more in a podcast produced Monday through Friday.

Podcasts

Listen: 2 more die amid deadly week on local roads

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Crossing Arts to distribute creativity kits

Podcasts

Listen: 63-year-old man drowns in an Aitkin County lake

Northland Outdoors

A male sharp-tailed grouse displays during a mating ritual on a lek, or mating grounds. In 2010 the DNR counted at least 70 leks across east-central Minnesota. This year that was down to just 18.
(Clint Austin/ 2009 file / Duluth News Tribune)

Northland Outdoors

Minnesota's sharp-tailed grouse are 'blinking out'

Northland Outdoors

Minnesotans have national walleye tournament to remember on Lake Oahe in South Dakota

Northland Outdoors

Mike Frisch: If you want to get the fish, get the net

Columnists

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch

Columns

Sheriff’s Corner: Be respectful, follow the rules out on the water

Columns

The farm will always be there to come home to

Columns

Klobuchar: How Democrats and Republicans worked together to expand high-speed internet

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Events

South Baxter Neighborhood Night Out is Aug. 19

History

2 more chances to take part in downtown Brainerd history walk

News

Brainerd Senior Calendar - Aug. 16-20

Local Sports

Pillager's Juliana Ewald holds the second place trophy of her AAU team. Contributed photo.

Basketball

Girls Basketball: Ewald’s team gets 2nd at AAU Nationals

Football

College Football: Gindorff hoping to make splash in senior season

Golf

Area Golf: Israelson makes the move to professional

Everyday People

Bubbles float overhead as a crowd gathers to hear artist Zachary Scot Johnson perform on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, as part of the Music in the Park series at Memorial Park in Crosby.
Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

Events

Crosby Music in the Park

Events

Aitkin Riverboat Heritage Days parade

Events

Scenes from the Crow Wing County Fair on Friday

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Wellness

Watching parents withdraw due to health problems is worrying

Wellness

Health Fusion: Checking out 'The Other Side of the Table'

Coronavirus

Crow Wing’s community transmission moves to ‘high’ category

National

New townhomes are seen in a subdivision on May 5 in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones / Reuters / file photo

Nation

U.S. judge leaves CDC COVID-19 eviction moratorium in place

Nation

Moderate U.S. House Democrats add to division over Biden agenda

Nation

Biden urges U.S. Congress to take steps to lower prescription drug costs

Lifestyle

A reader recently noticed that their Scotch pine tree has a lot of loose bark. Special to The Forum

Home and Garden

It's normal to have peeling bark on this kind of tree

Home and Garden

Yard and garden products to treat insect and disease problems, simplified

Faith

For 65 years, pilgrims have visited this site in North Dakota to offer 'first fruits'

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At the b•merri gastropub (in The Woods complex, Brainerd) the steaks are chef selected and cut.

2021 Brainerd Lakes Dining Guide

Detail of cover from the 2021 Brainerd Lakes Area Golf Guide.

Brainerd Lakes Area Golf Guide

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