Local business receives award from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival Chuck and Karen Knierim, owners of Wildrose Farm and the Renaissance Shop: Ethereal Threads, were given the Craft Award "Visual Image" for the 2012 season.

Cameron Matter joins YourSix Communications DEERWOOD - Cameron Matter joined YourSix Communications in October as an account executive focused on health care and public sector market segments.

Larry Lundblad, who on July 1 becomes president of Central Lakes College, has accepted appointment to the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Review Council.

HACKENSACK - Deep Portage has added 28,000 square feet to the main building. The addition contains two sleeping wings that house five bedrooms for a total sleeping capacity of 175.

CASS LAKE (AP) - Lawmakers and social services are some of the challenges facing the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Chairman Eli Hunt said in the tribe's annual State of the Band address.

A four-person team of educators from two-year colleges visited Central Lakes College on Oct. 21-23 to evaluate operations at both campuses for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

...school. 30 years ago (1977) Brainerd Community College has received full accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and schools according to information received today. 40 years ago (1967) Construction work is under way on...