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The Brainerd Fire Department and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildfire crews responded to a wild fire Tuesday, April 6, 2021, on Nelson Road east of Brainerd.

By Steven L. Kohls

April 06, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Brainerd firefighter Nick Haglin sprays water on a wild fire on Nelson Road east of Brainerd Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildfire crews also helped extinguish the fire. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.