18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (99+ words) Area Girls Tennis: Cardinals fall twice Brainerd Dispatch ST. CLOUD — Kaylee Perius and Ronnie Noska finished 1-1 in singles play for the Staples-Motley Cardinals, who fell to Class 1A’s second-ranked Litchfield Dragons and the St. Cloud Crush Saturday, Sept. 12. Perius recorded…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago   (278+ words) Alexus and Alexander Schommer, Royalton, a boy, Bennett Matthew, 8 pounds, 8 ounces, Aug. 8, 2026. Grandparents are David and Gaylene Witucki, Royalton, and Brad and Leah Pelzer, St. Cloud. Sarah and Tiago Campos, Crosslake, a girl, Camila Christine, 6 pounds, 12 ounces, Aug. 14, 2026. Grandparents are…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (282+ words) Dennis Leland Sands, 96, a longtime Brainerd resident, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Essentia Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Brainerd. Dennis was born April 19, 1930, in Minneapolis, the son of Perry and Ragna (Warp) Sands. After graduating from Robbinsdale High School,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (271+ words) Bonnie Kangas Hanson, of Baxter, Minnesota, was born October 27, 1936, in Menahga, Minnesota, to Robert and Clara Johnson. She graduated from Menahga High School in 1954 and married Harold Kangas in 1956. Bonnie worked for Honeywell and, in 1999, she and Harold built a…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (16+ words) Tracking a sunny day for the region Brainerd Dispatch Tracking a sunny day for the region...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (442+ words) September is National Preparedness Month, a time to pause and consider a simple question: If an emergency happened in our community today, would you and your family be ready? Here in Cass County, we know that emergencies can take many…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (994+ words) 1. CALL TO ORDER2. ROLL CALL 4. OPEN FORUM: Time allocated for citizens and tenants to bring matters not on the agenda to the attention of the Crosby HRA board. If you are going to give a report or wish to speak, please…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (513+ words) BRAINERD — The majority of the Crow Wing County Board spoke in favor of funding cuts to area economic development organizations and reiterated support for no money to a housing trust fund. Commissioners are still going over budget details and plan…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) Jesus drives the merchants and money changers out of the Temple courtyard in all four of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It is my least favorite story about Jesus’ ministry, but because it is recorded by all…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (38+ words) James Paul Hill Brainerd Dispatch James Paul Hill, age 87 of Brainerd, passed away on August 19, 2026 at his home. Jim was born in Skowhegan Maine on December 27,1938, the son of Bibian and Joseph Hill....