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People enjoy the colorful lights covering trees and buildings along Main Street Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, during the 40th Nisswa City of Lights celebration.
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Nisswa City of Lights illuminates the night, ignites the holiday season with community gathering

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The Last Windrow: Thoughts of family are with us during Thanksgiving week

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Police Blotter: Nov. 27, 2021

Christmas for Vets will hang wreaths on veterans' gravesites in Pequot Lakes city cemeteries Saturday, Dec. 4, and they are seeking volunteers.
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Christmas for Vets wreath hanging set Dec. 4 in Pequot Lakes

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Pat Revier (left) and his nephew Thomas Theilen stand before the three towering wooden shelves that hold crickets of varying ages. Each bin is marked by birthdate so they can track where the insects are in their life cycle. Cricket farming may involve tiny livestock, but it requires lots of hands-on labor and oversight.
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Moorhead cricket farm pivots to selling live insects for reptile food, bait

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New photo book highlights humanity of Minnesota's 4-H members

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People cut own Christmas trees for whole 'experience'

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People enjoy the colorful lights covering trees and buildings along Main Street Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, during the 40th Nisswa City of Lights celebration.
Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

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Nisswa City of Lights illuminates the night, ignites the holiday season with community gathering

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Pine River-Backus Family Center lists December events

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Breezy Point Area Women's Club to meet Dec. 1

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus Oct. 14, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine rule for health workers in 10 states

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Minnesota task force to examine violence against African American women and girls

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President Joe Biden to visit Minnesota on Tuesday as part of $1 trillion infrastructure package push

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14 National Honors Society members were inducted from Pine River-Backus Schools this October.
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Tiger Talk: National Honor Society inducts new student leaders at Pine River-Backus High School

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Pequot Lakes Community Education brochures coming in your mail

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Brainerd lakes area students receive Central Lakes College Foundation scholarships

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Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court for his arraignment on renewed felony charges in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo

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Judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine rule for health workers in 10 states

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14 National Honors Society members were inducted from Pine River-Backus Schools this October.
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Tiger Talk: National Honor Society inducts new student leaders at Pine River-Backus High School

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Jenni Gonczy cuddles her kids - Calvin, 2, and Julia, 6 - on the couch at their Pequot Lakes home Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021.
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Lake Country Faces: Pequot Lakes mom is excited to help bring a splash pad to town

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