Local Radio
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/17/22) (Isle, MN) — Isle High School Senior Daniel Miller was recently named as the school’s Triple A Award winner and was also selected as the Sub-Section 18 AAA Award winner. Ranked #9 for the Mille Lacs Raiders Wrestling Team, Miller has accomplished All-Conference honors in baseball, All-District honors in Football,…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/17/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Predicting the weather for school districts to either hold school or not is a constant topic of conversation during the winter months, which does take a lot of consideration on multiple factors. In our conversation we had recently with Aitkin Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter he did mention…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/17/22) (Ironton, MN) — The Ironton City Council meeting from Wednesday, January 12th covered their beginning of the year organizational masters while touching on contracts Waste Partners. During the meeting, Crow Wing County Commissioner Doug Houge presented Land Services Director Gary Griffin to discuss property tax classifications with the City of…
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Release from Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office: The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another deadly snowmobile accident involving a 55-year old female from Rockford MN. Shortly after noon on 01-15-22, Susan Sutton was following family members on her 2021 Skidoo, riding on the Headquarters trail in Savanna State Park. The machine left the trail and…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/14/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Finding all of the right pieces to the Economic Development puzzle includes gaining more ground for housing, child care, and supporting new and old business is what highlights the 2022 goals for Aitkin County. We recently chatted with Aitkin County Economic Development Coordinator Mark Jeffers and he…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/14/22) (Crosby, MN) — The next step in showing off the new CTE Building at the Crosby-Ironton School District is coming together with students making strides at showcasing their work of “Ranger Made” and their manufacturing compact. In our chat with Crosby-Ironton Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland mentioned that Ranger Made’s handiwork…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/14/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative recently announced their 2021 Commitment to Community Award winner to recognize Aitkin Youth Fastpitch as a group with the effort to make the area a better place to live and work. According to the MLEC Facebook page, an award plaque and a…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/14/22) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor Lakes Area Foundation has granted record funds for 5 community organizations for 2022 in an effort to support the ongoing education that focus on ecological, educational, environmental, and social areas. The MLAF is granting $9,835 to the McGregor ANGELS, McGregor School District, McGregor Food Shelf,…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Home Grown Local Radio learned on the evening of Tuesday January 11th the passing of former ‘Voice of the Gobblers’ and longtime sports announcer Bill Stimac passed away from COVID-19 complications. Stimac was a stalwart announcer for Gobbler Sports and for KKIN Radio. While also filling in…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin School Board meeting from Monday, January 12th established their 2022 Board and conducted other organizational matters from the High School Media Center. Before conducting business for the meeting, current Board Chair Dennis Hasskamp called attention to the tragic passing of students Westin Justen and Isaac…
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