Gabriel D. Lagarde
Brainerd Dispatch
Brainerd, MN, United States
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Brainerd School Board approves $13.5 million project for Washington Education Services Building
Because it's primarily an administrative facility, Washington Education Services Building hasn't gotten the same attention as other facilities across the Brainerd School District, but renovations are on the way. → Read More
Gov. Tim Walz tours Nisswa Elementary School, praises educators
The state's chief executive urged residents to get vaccinated if they haven't done so as COVID-19 cases, primarily of the Delta Variant, continue to climb across the nation. → Read More
Baxter council awards contract for water treatment facility repairs
City officials are making tough considerations with urgent problems to be solved in the now, while long-term implications and budgetary concerns also loom large. → Read More
Tech Savvy: Exploring Dashlane, a password management system
The average person needs to have 100 passwords to protect all the profiles, accounts, sites and whatnot in their daily lives. Can an average person even remember 100 passwords? Password management systems like Dashlane may have an answer to that problem. → Read More
DEED seeks applications for grant reviewing process
Participants should expect to contribute 20-40 hours to review 10-12 grant proposals in a 30 day period between August through October of this year. → Read More
Baxter Council seeks consultants for management plan of Mississippi River Overlook Park
The city is looking for outside help to formulate a plan to manage 880 acres of riverfront preserves, much of it featuring valuable natural resources and high biodiversity. → Read More
Baxter City Council explores hybrid meeting format
City officials are looking into overhauling the council chamber's audio/visual feeds so that virtual meetings, much like during COVID-19, could be implemented in the future. → Read More
A century of heroism: The life of Brainerd's Walt Straka, Bataan Death March survivor
From Brainerd to Bataan, the life of Walt Straka was the story of a diehard fighter and American hero. → Read More
Paradegoers crowd lakes area events to celebrate July 4th
Temperatures flirted with record highs set in the '80s and '90s, but that didn't stop lakes area residents from turning out in large numbers to celebrate Independence Day and a return to happier times. → Read More
Brainerd lakes area prepares for first July 4th post-COVID-19
A potential for strong thunderstorms Sunday evening could throw a wrench in community plans to launch fireworks in celebration of Independence Day. → Read More
Gazelka mulls 2022 run for Minnesota governor
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-East Gull Lake, says he's ready and capable of making a run for governor, but the question is: Should he? → Read More
Gazelka talks session, details $52B state budget
In doing so, Minnesota lawmakers have avoided a government shutdown and now look to see how economic forces play out during the coming months. → Read More
Crash into steel-beam billboard injures driver
Black Andrew Johnson was transported to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale for treatment of non-life threatening. → Read More
Highway 210 crash injures Brainerd woman
All three individuals involved in the crash were wearing seat belts at the time. → Read More
Provisions from Klobuchar legislation for distracted driving passes committee
Provisions in the Surface Transportation Investment Act are intended to strengthen bureaucratic oversight and deter drivers from being distracted while on the road. → Read More
Summer camps rebound after year lost to COVID-19
For Legionville School Safety Patrol Camp, 2020 was particularly difficult after losing 2018 to a problematic floating bog on North Long Lake that put all camp activities on hold. → Read More
Baxter City Council mulls water treatment facility outlook
The council authorized city staff to advertise contractor bids on a project that would overhaul the filters and underdrains in the city's water treatment facility. → Read More
Stauber’s aviation safety bill passes U.S. House
This is the second Congress that has passed this piece of legislation, which would establish a Federal Aviation Association taskforce to determine what improvements should be made to the Notice to Airmen system, which alerts pilots of potential hazards → Read More
Morrison County to receive funding for Emergency Housing Vouchers
Housing authorities in St. Cloud, Bemidji and Morrison County were among Minnesota recipients of the funds. → Read More
Tech Savvy: Once more into the (data) breach!
Data breaches might not be just an unfortunate byproduct of an increasingly digital world, they point to a darker truth about how companies like Equifax, Facebook, Google and others do business. → Read More