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MCAC Names 118 Athletes to the 2024 Spring Elite Team

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has announced its Spring 2024 MCAC Elite Team.  The award recognizes student-athletes who combined outstanding academic and athletic performance through the Spring 2024 season.  Honorees must have earned MCAC All-Academic honors as well as All-Division, All-Conference, All-Region, and/or All-American honors in the sport of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, wrestling, golf, baseball, or softball. A total of 118…
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June 13, 2024 0

Lake of the Woods County Fair in full swing!

From June 12th-15th the Lake of the Woods County Fair will be in full swing with many fun activities and foods that Board President Robbie Hruby tells us all about. There will also be extreme motor sports to watch! And paintball too! How long has the County Fair been going on? After hearing about all…
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June 12, 2024 0

Fort Frances Muskies Athletic Banquet Recap

Fort Frances High School held their Athletic Banquet on Tuesday, June 11th where they honored the athletes of the 2023-2024 season. Many Muskie student athletes were recognized for their efforts and accomplishments by coaches and peers alike. For those who couldn’t attend, here are all of the award winners: Golf – Male MVP: AJ Armstrong,…
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June 12, 2024 0

Attraction starring Disney’s first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

by Mike Schneider A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film…
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June 12, 2024 0

Attorney General Ellison reaches $700 million nationwide settlement against Johnson & Johnson

J&J will pay Minnesota more than $10 million and stop manufacturing and selling talc products Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his Office and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based body and baby powder products, including Johnson’s Baby…
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June 12, 2024 0

There’s no place like the Judy Garland Museum

In our very own state of Minnesota, there is a museum located in Grand Rapids dedicated to the actress and singer most known for her role in the movie The Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland. The Judy Garland Museum will be holding their annual Festival from June 20th-23rd, and we had the opportunity to talk…
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June 11, 2024 0

Meet the 2024 Miss Juneteenth State Pageant Queens

Five queens were crowned for the first-ever Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant on Saturday in St. Paul. Contestants, pageant officials and more than 300 family and community members celebrated Juneteenth and the event’s theme Rediscovering Our Culture and Redefining Our Freedom at Hamline University’s Sundin Music Hall. The Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant’s five Queens are: “We look forward…
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June 11, 2024 0

46th Annual Land of the Loons Festival!

Over in Virginia, MN the town is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends for the town as the 46th Land of the Loons Festival is just around the corner this week! The festivities will begin even before the actual festival as there will be a BBQ Fundraiser on Thursday, then that following Saturday…
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June 10, 2024 0

SUPER ONE FOODS, MINER FAMILY TO RECEIVE 2024 MAC WELLES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Family Has Participated & Provided Support for More Than 3 Decades (DULUTH, MINN.) — Super One Foods and the Miner family have been named the 2024 recipients of the Mac Welles Award of Excellence, it was announced today by Grandma’s Marathon. The Miner family’s involvement with Grandma’s Marathon dates to the late 1990s, when Jim Jr.…
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June 7, 2024 0

How to know if you have Lyme Disease

by Alicia Lewis of KARE 11 As Minnesotans head outside to appreciate the warm weather, so does the state’s tick population.  Some of these ticks can put you at risk for Lyme Disease and, this year, doctors are seeing more reported cases than ever before. According to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of…
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June 7, 2024 0

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