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Artist's paintings sprouted from dry red dust of Bourke's harshest years

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 17 Jan 2026

Jenny and Steve Greentree's young family faced losing everything in the millennium drought. Twenty years on, their thriving art gallery has helped to put Bourke on the map ... .

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Suburban Perth mayor wins $250,000 in defamation battle with ratepayer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026

City of Canning Mayor Patrick Hall is awarded a quarter of a million dollars in a lengthy defamation fight with one of his own constituents over a series of social media posts ... .

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Community survey helps guide superintendent search

Brainerd Dispatch 15 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — Results are in from a communitywide survey that asked the public for input on the next superintendent of Brainerd Public Schools. Board members reviewed the results at a meeting on Monday, Jan ... Community participation ... Process and timeline ... .

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High school admins propose keeping 7 periods

Brainerd Dispatch 15 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — The “6-7” debate seems to be over — at least the one relating to Brainerd High School class periods, that is ... 12 ... Ross said there is a combination of factors to consider when making that decision, including enrollment ... .

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Bourke's Bookshelf: Stories are the only things that are real

Brainerd Dispatch 15 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — I won’t lie; this book gave me the creeps ... Follow Bourke’s Bookshelf. For weekly columns and interactive content related to books, entertainment and likely the occasional cat, like and follow Bourke’s Bookshelf on Facebook.

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Why WA's controversial fishing ban has hit a nerve like no other

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026

Western Australia's ban on demersal fishing has left fishers frustrated. Will the government be able to soften the blow for an angry industry? ... .

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Scathing review finds aging WA hospitals reliant on 'reactive maintenance'

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 Jan 2026

An audit of WA's health infrastructure finds the state's aging public hospitals are too reliant on reactive maintenance, with no dedicated funding to keep them up to scratch and little data to inform future decisions ... .

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Simon Bourke: With Grok and his cronies on the loose only the foolish would continue to post photos of themsel

Irish Independent 13 Jan 2026

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The conundrum: how to convict someone of murder without a dead body

The Jamestown Sun 13 Jan 2026

PINE RIVER, Minn. — Charlotte Lysdale loved needlework and knitting, hosting New Year’s Day dinner for her family and planting geraniums on Mother’s Day ... Gone without a trace ... The Sunday paper fell out of the front door ... The Aug ... A grand jury.

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School Board split on vote for 2026 chair

Brainerd Dispatch 13 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — The Brainerd School Board does not have a new chair for 2026 after two votes resulted in a tie. Board members took nominations for a new chair during their annual organizational meeting on Monday, Jan. 12 ... 9 ... Squires, Waldspurger & Mace, P.A ... .

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Large donations to benefit stucco work on water tower

Brainerd Dispatch 10 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — A piece of Brainerd history continues to garner public support for its restoration. Several donations — including two exceptionally large ones — have come in recent months to support work on Brainerd’s historic downtown water tower ... .

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Pardon grants Brainerd woman new hope

Grand Forks Herald 10 Jan 2026

BRAINERD, Minn. — The new year comes with a newly clean slate for one Brainerd woman. Katie McCormick begins 2026 with a fresh start of her own after a pardon from the state of Minnesota for a 10-year-old felony conviction ... 31 ... McCormick went up ... .

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Pine River woman’s disappearance remains unsolved 40 years later

Brainerd Dispatch 10 Jan 2026

PINE RIVER — Charlotte Lysdale loved needlework and knitting, hosting New Year’s Day dinner for her family and planting geraniums on Mother’s Day ... Gone without a trace ... The Sunday paper fell out of the front door ... The Aug ... A grand jury ... .

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Northeast residents oppose proposed development at Gustafson Park

Brainerd Dispatch 08 Jan 2026

BRAINERD — Northeast Brainerd residents who live near Gustafson Park voiced their opposition for development of the land into housing. Three residents spoke during the public forum portion of the Brainerd City Council meeting on Monday, Jan ... .

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Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘Made up is the most powerful real there is’

Brainerd Dispatch 07 Jan 2026

I hope you like it.” ... Until they’re not ... Follow Bourke’s Bookshelf. For weekly columns and interactive content related to books, entertainment and likely the occasional cat, like and follow Bourke’s Bookshelf on Facebook. .

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Artist's paintings sprouted from dry red dust of Bourke's harshest years

Suburban Perth mayor wins $250,000 in defamation battle with ratepayer

Community survey helps guide superintendent search

High school admins propose keeping 7 periods

Bourke's Bookshelf: Stories are the only things that are real

Why WA's controversial fishing ban has hit a nerve like no other

Scathing review finds aging WA hospitals reliant on 'reactive maintenance'

Simon Bourke: With Grok and his cronies on the loose only the foolish would continue to post photos of themsel

The conundrum: how to convict someone of murder without a dead body

School Board split on vote for 2026 chair

Large donations to benefit stucco work on water tower

Pardon grants Brainerd woman new hope

Pine River woman’s disappearance remains unsolved 40 years later

Northeast residents oppose proposed development at Gustafson Park

Bourke's Bookshelf: ‘Made up is the most powerful real there is’

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