15+ hour, 50+ 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…...

21+ hour, 13+ 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…...

21+ hour, 16+ min ago   (243+ words) Dear Master Gardener: I would like to plant drought-tolerant perennials along our chain link fence. It gets sunlight until late afternoon. This is an area that the hose doesn’t reach, so the plants need to survive on rainfall. What do…...

3+ day, 13+ 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, 14+ hour ago   (189+ words) BRAINERD — Students from Brainerd Public Schools took the top two places at the State Civics Bee over the summer. Justus Anderson took first place, while Fern Schmidt took second. Fellow Brainerd student Maggie Praham also competed at the state level....

3+ day, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (46+ words) Weather Drawing: Sun shining down Brainerd Dispatch Weather Drawing: Sun shining down Attention teachers: Don't forget to submit your students' weather drawing to the Brainerd Dispatch, 506 James St., Brainerd, MN, 56401. Weather drawing by Grace of Mrs. Wangsness' second grade class…...

5+ day, 19+ min ago   (16+ words) Tracking a sunny day for the region Brainerd Dispatch Tracking a sunny day for the region...

5+ day, 13+ min 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, 15+ hour ago   (204+ words) 803 Kingwood St., Brainerd Closed for Labor Day 8 a.m. - Toymakers 9 a.m. - Zumba 9-10:30 a.m. - Qigong for Seniors 10 a.m.-noon - Pool 12:30 p.m. - Mahjong 12:30-3:30 p.m. - Bridge 1 p.m. - Progressive 500 9 a.m. - Veterans’ Coffee 9 a.m. - Hand ‘n Foot 9 a.m. - Folk Art Painting/Rosemaling 11 a.m. - Bone Builders 11 a.m.-1 p.m. - Watercolor/drawing class 11:30 a.m. - Ping pong 12:30 p.m....