Mary Herlick, Parker Scout Camp program director, Sunday presents Rep. Josh Heintzeman with the Central Minnesota Council, Boy Scouts of America North Star Award during the annual Council Eagle Scout and volunteer recognition dinner at Coyote Moon in St. Cloud. Submitted Rep. Josh Heintzeman was honored with the North Star Award during the annual Council Eagle Scout and volunteer recognition dinner at Coyote Moon in St. Cloud.

Aaron Gamm, center, of the Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District, shows how a stream table simulates a natural meandering stream with Liam Kleiman, 4, left, of Rochester, and Rudy Larsen, 6, right, of Byron, during the EarthFest Expo on Saturday at the Rochester Community and Technical College Regional Sports Center in Rochester. Aaron Gamm, center, of the Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District, shows how a stream table simulates a natural meandering stream with Liam Kleiman, 4, left, of Rochester, and Rudy Larsen, 6, right, of Byron, during the EarthFest Expo on Saturday at the Rochester Community and Technical College Regional Sports Center in Rochester.

The leadership of Pine Tree District of Central Minnesota Council, Boy Scouts of America hosted its annual recognition dinner Saturday at Heritage Church in Baxter. Pictured here are the Eagle Scouts with Minnesota representatives Josh Heintzeman and Dale Lueck .

Cleveland-Cliffs is seeking to amend a 2016 lawsuit against a Tom Clarke-operated company, alleging Clarke and his associates violated federal racketeering laws by setting up a series of shell companies to avoid payments on a 2015 coal mine purchase.

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, Nathan J. Hartshorn, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota John H. Bray, Maki & Overom, Ltd., Duluth, Minnesota Kenneth D. Butler, Duluth, Minnesota A nonparty to an orderly annexation agreement made pursuant to Minn. Stat.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Senior Climatologist Kenneth Blumenfeld talks about climate change, history and projections with his "Climate Chaos in Minnesota" presentation at Central Lakes College in Brainerd on Wednesday, April 4. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch A free presentation about climate change by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources at Central Lakes College in Brainerd forecasts a gloomy future for Minnesotans. "About half of my time is developing these materials, doing new climatic analysis or coming to various places and giving presentations about what's going on in Minnesota with our climate," Senior Climatologist Kenneth Blumenfeld told the audience at the college's Chalberg Theatre.

Denton Newman Jr., Pine River-Backus Boy Scout Troop #73 scoutmaster, received the District Award of Merit at a recent recognition banquet.

Darwin W. Berglund, age 91 of Lindstrom, Minnesota, passed away on March 20, 2018. He was born at home in Lindstrom, Minnesota on March 17, 1927 to parents Oscar and Hannah Berglund.