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- What Can I - SSay
The snow is here and also the wind and below zero temperatures. As I looked across Walker Bay, I could see ridges of wind-sculpted snowdrifts from the last blizzard.
- Man In Critical Condition
Just after 9am Wednesday morning, the State Patrol was called to the accident on the 7800 block of Highway 371 in Walker .
- Events and activities
Rotary, Interact help others The Walker Rotary Club and Walker High School Interact Club ask your help this year to buy gifts for children who will otherwise have no gifts this Christmas.
- Walker man in critical condition following crash
A 47-year-old Walker man is in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision at 9:06 a.m. today in Cass County.
- Cass County jury convicts sex offender
WALKER a ' A Cass County jury convicted Thomas Patrick Sullivan, 58, of Watertown, Minn., Friday of serious felony fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct with a physically helpless victim.
- A thank you from First Widow's Club
The gorgeous gals of The First Widow's Club would like to give their unreserved thanks to our November contributors! A very indebted thank you goes to to Betty Greer of AmericInn in Walker for her donation of ...
- Cass County Sheriff's deputy charged with felony thefts
" Cass County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Holmes Karbowski, 77, of Bena, was arraigned Dec.
- Walker hosts 20th annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse events
The annual Family Pizza Party, in conjunction with the 20th annual Radiothon to End Child Abuse, was held at the Village Square in Walker.
- Walmart FLW Walleye League Schedule Announced For 2009
The Heartland Division will kick off the 2009 season March 21 on the Illinois River in Spring Valley, Ill., followed by events April 25 on the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, and May 30 on Lake Rathbun in ...
- Howl-O-Ween event a success thanks to community support
Thank you to everyone who participated in "Howl-O-Ween at Shingobee Hills" Oct. 30. We had an incredible evening under the stars, with more than 100 people joining in this family event at the historic Forest ...
- Beyer-Lindseth engagementBeyer-Lindseth engagement
Dr. Roben and Lisa Beyer, and Paul and Teri Lindseth, both of Bemidji, announcement the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Emilee Kay Beyer and Anthony Harold Lindseth.
- Honoring graves: Vietnam veteran places foot plaques, flagholders
Visitors to local cemeteries can sometimes find flags, stars, headstones or even metal foot plaques denoting citizens who have honorably served in the United States military.
- Abby Berry, Bradley Rajkowski
Ron and Renay Berry of Walker, announce the engagement of their daughter Abby Berry to Bradley Rajkowski, son of Clarence Rajkowski of 7819 Goldenspike Rd.
- Semi ends up on side on I-94 near Moorhead
Emergency crews were dispatched about 12:55 p.m. today to a truck on its side in the median on Interstate 94 near the weigh station east of town.
- Fargo man critical after car accident
A Fargo man is in critical condition after a single-car accident early Sunday six miles southwest of Walker, Minn.
- Howl-O-Ween' at Shingobee Hills rescheduled for Oct. 30
The Chippewa National Forest and Walker Community Education staff have rescheduled the Shingobee Hills "Howl-O-Ween" event for Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Rain, cold and slippery hiking trails led to the ...
- Third-graders receive dictionaries from Walker Rotary
The Walker Rotary Club celebrated Noah Webster's 250th birthday by giving dictionaries to third-graders at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and Immanuel Lutheran schools.
- WHA School Board Forum set for Nov. 2
A Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School Board candidates' forum will be held Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the WHA Auditorium.
- Local students participate in 11th annual Accounting and Auditing Student Conference
Forty-four students from the Bemidji State University Department of Accounting traveled to Roseville, Minn.
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City DescriptionWalker is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,069 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cass County.
Walker is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Minnesota State Highways 34, 200, and 371 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.
Located on the southwest corner of Leech Lake. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), all of it land. Nearby cities include Hackensack and Akeley.
Walker is home to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School.
Patrick McGarry founded Walker in 1896 following the arrival of railroad to the area. The settlement was strategically named after logging giant Thomas B. Walker, in hopes of luring construction of a sawmill. Thomas B. Walker instead chose to found and set up operations nearby in Akeley, Minnesota, out of a moral objection to bars and brothels. Walker nonetheless developed under the business of four other logging companies and a stimulated tourism industry.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 449 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 734.3 people per square mile (282.7/km²). ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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