A strike at Essentia Health’s hospital in Deer River is approaching 40 days, as about 70 nursing assistants, lab technicians and other support workers hold out for better pay and staffing terms.

Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk said he responded to the incident at 5:48 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, on Big Sand Lake in Cass ...

Deer River City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6 p.m. The minutes and bills for $150,213.05 were approved.

For residents, the river has felt more like a roller coaster.“There’s no way in hell at this point in my life I’m putting a kayak in this river,” said Stuart Legacy, whose house is on the Deer ...