BRAINERD SUPERINTENDENT RETIRES

Brainerd School Superintendent Jerry Walseth announced his retirement at last night's school board meeting. His last offiical day on the job will be July 1st. Walseth has been the superintendent for 9 years and held the same job in Eaton, Colorado before he moved to Brainerd. Walseth told the Brainerd Dispatch he had planned to retire last year but stuck around for last year's levy referedum. The board's personnel committee will meet Thursday morning to talk about finding a new superintendent.