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Searching for treasure

Warm weather and sunny skies greeted Brainerd area residents Monday, April 21.

Using metal detector — Dawn Wicklund uses a metal detector to scan the bottom of the Mississippi River near Kiwanis Park Monday, April 21, 2025, in Brainerd. With the lower water levels and the mild temperatues, scanning and digging was a much easier task.

By Steven L. Kohls

April 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Warm weather and sunny skies greeted Brainerd area residents Monday, April 21.
Rain showers are likely Tuesday, mainly before 2 p.m., the National Weather Service in Duluth reported, before gradually becoming sunny with a high near 60 degrees.

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

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