education

Menahga School Board members reached out to parents and students Monday night, inviting them to be part of the process to develop policies surrounding yearbook content. Peggy Havnes, mother of...

Park Rapids students are experiencing changes to their school lunches this month as the district moves to comply with the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Food service director Tom Marcussen...

A flickering fluorescent light hovering over a stainless steel counter where bleak-faced school children shuffle their feet through the lunch line to receive their mystery meat patty on a bun...

Joseph Schweitzer, left, and Skyler Howard, both of Park Rapids, planted sedum in a parking lot median on the Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College Thursday as part of their...

Library patrons now have the option of checking out eBooks, which are becoming increasingly popular. The Kitchigami Regional Library System recently launched the 3M Cloud Library eBooks service to all...

The mighty muskie has re-surfaced in Nevis, creating a wave of dialogue. Monday night, the Nevis School Board gave initial approval to change the school's mascot from the Tiger, as...

It is interesting times in which we live. As our nation anxiously awaits a monumental election in November, the outcome of which will most certainly have an impact stretching deep...

ITASCA STATE PARK - Nestled in a corner of Itasca State Park, overlooking the park's namesake lake, is the University of Minnesota's Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories. The station, established...

Menahga School was the focus of a recently published research study about the sustainability of reading efforts. "Sustainability of Professional Development in a Post-Reform Context: A Qualitative Study of Shared...

The Park Rapids School Board approved a preliminary district levy of $5,346,794 at Monday night's meeting, a 10 percent - $491,634 - increase over last year's amount. Superintendent Lance Bagstad...

The local MOPS group (Mothers of Preschoolers) is looking for new members. Park Rapids MOPS meets at Faith Baptist Church, 1505 South Park (south Highway 71). Meetings are from 9-11...