Pequot Lakes News

Edward is a 9-year-old boy from Brainerd who has been waiting over a year for a mentor.

Catcher Nikki Zierden recovered the ball in time to tag out a Kimball runner at the plate.

Federal prosecutors want the notes of mental health professionals who examined a man convicted of killing of a University of North Dakota student more than nine years ago.

It was dark and intense and embers were flying everywhere. Those were the words one Brainerd lakes area firefighter used to describe the Green Valley Fire that reportedly burned about 7,100 acres, northwest of Menahga.

Since 1989 the Crosslake-Ideal Scholarship Fund has given tens of thousands of dollars to high school graduates of Pequot Lakes and Pine River-Backus for their continuing education.

Pequot Lakes High School students Patricia Harris, Grace Lee and Sarah Beavans scraped and painted three flag poles at the Crosslake Welcome Center, near the Bridge over the Pine River and another flag pole base at the US Army Corps of Engineers Crosslake Campground.

The Software & Information Industry Association presented the 2013 CODiE Awards in education technology on May 6, during SIIA's annual Ed Tech Industry Summit.

Road restriction maps indicating the locations of weight-restricted routes and state highways open to maximum 10-ton axle weights are listed on the MnDOT website at www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us . Click on "Seasonal Load Limits," then click on "Spring Load Restrictions" for the most up-to-date information.

Zack is a 5-year-old from the Baxter area waiting for a mentor. He is a happy and active little guy.

Grass fire season was in full force Monday as foresters with the Department of Natural Resources battled four fires in the Brainerd lakes area, including a 120-acre fire west of Jenkins.

We are looking for volunteers to work in our thrift store in Pequot Lakes. Duties would include, sorting incoming donations, marking, organizing and assisting customers.

Pequot Tool & Manufacturing, like many manufacturing companies across the United States, has been on a roller coaster ride over the last decade.

The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will be offering a 55+ Driver Improvement Course on the following days: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 4 hour refresher, Pequot Lakes School-Comm. Ed., 30805 Olson Street, Pequot Lakes; noon-4 p.m. Friday, 4 hour refresher, Pine River State Bank, 103 Mill Street South, Pine River; 5-8 p.m. May 6-7, 8 hour first time, Pequot ... (more)

Is your child going to kindergarten this fall or in the fall of 2014? . Minnesota law requires children to have an early childhood screening before entering kindergarten.

Geike said the Nisswa Fire Department was called to a grass fire on private property located just north of Nisswa Marine off of Highway 371 in Nisswa.

Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., on Monday spoke on leadership and integrity before a crowd of 11th- and 12th-graders at Pequot Lakes High School.

Brainerd, Jenkins and Pequot Lakes would all see increases in Local Government Aid in the Omnibus Tax Bill that passed the Minnesota House of Representatives this week, Rep.

Crow Wing County Highway Engineer Tim Bray said he was cautiously optimistic and gaining in confidence the project would move forward as planned.