A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1924.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1923.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1922.
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921.
This Was Brainerd - March 4
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | ×
20 years ago (2001)
Jesse Marohn, 130-pounder senior on the Warrior wrestling team, had never been to state and wasn t even ranked in the top 10 at his weight. But he stunned the experts, his competition, his coaches and himself. He won Section 8, made it to the state 3A finals, and won 5-4 to take Brainerd s fourth championship ever, and first in 17 years.
30 years ago (1991)
The city council, which had eliminated salaries for Public Utility Commission members two years ago, has reinstated them. PUC members will receive $175 per month plus insurance benefits, and the president an added $25. City council members receive $300 a month, with an added $50 for committee chairs and the president.