Crow Wing County News

Crow Wing County was prepared for state budget cuts, and should weather the unallotment of funds Gov.

Boardwalk Scoops & Victorian Gardens will reopen under new ownership this Saturday selling ice cream.

From 2-4 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Crosslake Community Center, the topic will be "Tick-bourne Illnesses in Crow Wing County." Thanks to Tracie Schissel and her sister, who have created Lyme Fighters Advocacy and provided the most important documentary on Lyme disease - "Under Our Skin." The final showing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 14.

Jun 23, 2009 10:55 pm US/Central Reporting Darcy Pohland BRAINERD, Minn. This month, the health department reported that deer ticks carrying Lyme disease have spread to three Minnesota counties where they have not been before.

A bomb left behind at a gas station in Bock prompted the evacuation of residents and businesses within a three block radius Sunday, June 14.

For Mike Hedin's family, the long, excruciating wait is over. The body of the Maple Grove man who went missing during a fishing trip last October was found Saturday morning in Lake Mille Lacs, according to his stepson.

City Administrator Tom Swenson presented a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Crosslake City Council at the regular monthly meeting on June 8. The letter stated that the ACOE would continue to regulate the Headwaters of the Mississippi under the current operating regulations through the 2009 summer recreation season.

A Ham Lake man is unhurt after crashing his float plane on Camp Lake about 20 miles southeast of Brainerd.

A bomb was found behind TNT Gas Station in Bock Sunday, June 14 around 3 p.m. Residents and businesses were evacuated within a three block radius while the bomb disposal unit from Crow Wing County arrived and diffused the bomb.

On June 4, 2009 at approximately 3:35 p.m., the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office received a report of a death that had occurred in a residence located in the 12000 block of Young Lake Road in Merrifield.

In the face of today's economy and health issues, agate hunting has the potential to provide a valuable pastime that many people can benefit from.

Approximately 90 area residents gathered at the Crosslake Community Center last Wednesday, June 3 for the TRIAD presentation, hosted by the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department.

After 19-year-old Stephanie Johnson gave birth to a boy named Ezra last September in Faribault, a hospital social worker asked what had happened to her other child, born in Alabama when Johnson was 15.

Families can stretch their food budget by turning a portion of their yard into a victory garden, replacing a trip to the grocery store.

A 61-year-old Crosslake woman severely injured Tuesday, May 19, in a single-vehicle crash on Crow Wing County Road 36 in Crosslake was pulled to safety by two passersby as her vehicle burned, the Crosslake Police Depart-ment reported.

Cons and scams are happening and with spring comes the tick season and concern over tick-borne diseases.

A 22-year-old Little Falls man has been taken into custody after leading sheriff's deputies on a high speed pursuit.

A Fifty Lakes boy was critically injured Thursday during a fall at his home. According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department, five-year old Tristan Veit was airlifted by North AirCare to North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN for medical care after falling several stories into a hole intended for a basement.

A 5-year-old Fifty Lakes boy was injured Thursday, May 21, when he fell several stories at his home, according to the Crow Wing County Sheriff©os Office.

Monday, of course, is Memorial Day, a day to honor fallen heroes who have died serving our nation.