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BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation is excited to announce that Business Highway 371 will open, and the detour will lift between Joseph Street and Buffalo Hills Lane/Industrial Park Road in Brainerd on Saturday, July 30, in time for the Crow Wing County Fair. This is the first of three work segments to be improved…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida gives his monthly update talking the 4th of July, activity on the Lakes, Summer Storm Recovery, Aitkin All Class Reunion and Riverboat Days:
Bryan Johnson and Christian McShane of the Aitkin County Friends of the Arts talk about the upcoming Church Basement Ladies musical to be performed during the Aitkin All Class Reunion, the return of Aitkin grads, Bryan’s retirement from community theater and more:
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (7/29/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, July 26th from the Government Center Board Room to receive updates on the Growth Innovations Housing Initiative, Broadband Grant Support, and 2nd Quarter Budget review. Growth Innovations Executive Director Stan Gustafson provided the Board with an update on their…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (7/29/22) (McGregor, MN) — During the July 25th McGregor School Board meeting, McGregor Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson gave updates on staff openings and community outreach. Johnson mentioned parents have been in contact with him in regards to the formation of PTA/PTO at the Elementary School. Of the needed staffing…
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Release from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: The DNR will be holding two confiscated equipment auctions this fall. The auctions, which will be held online at www.hillerauction.com, are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 1. A list of items being offered for sale will be available approximately one month prior to each individual auction…
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Release from Lakes Area Music Festival: The Lakes Area Music Festival presents “Three Statues,” on Wednesday August 3, at 7:30 p.m. in downtown Brainerd’s Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts. The chamber music concert features lush textures and soaring melodies for winds, strings, and piano. French works by Maurice Ravel and Francis Poulenc sit alongside a…
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Release from Cuyuna Regional Medical Center: Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minn., is among the elite hospitals included in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Hospital rankings released July 26. CRMC achieved the highest rating possible for Hip Replacement and Hip Fracture and is listed as High Performing. The annual Best Hospitals rankings are designed to assist…
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Release from Essentia Health: Essentia Health is hosting an afternoon of job interviews for all positions in the Brainerd area on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Essentia Health talent recruiters and department managers will be on-site from 2-7 p.m. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to attend — nurses, nursing and clinical…
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