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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The start of 2022 has been quite good for Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation with their next big project, the expansion of their new Bear Pen, being the top priority in an effort to keep helping injured animals and getting them back into the wild. In our…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Even just a few months leading Aitkin County’s Economic Development group, Mark Jeffers has big goals and plans for 2022 in helping business and communities grow. In our conversation with Jeffers, he first noted that helping promote tourism in Aitkin County starts off with helping current businesses…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Crow Wing County Highway Department will be removing snow and repairing guardrails on various county roads this week. County maintenance crews will removing snow on CSAH 66 & 3 in Crosslake on Monday; Mill Avenue Brainerd and CSAHs 13, 18, 16, & 77 at Highway 371…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Cuyuna, MN) — The Cuyuna Fire and Police Departments are beginning this new year with another themed patch fundraiser for the Cuyuna Range Food Shelf. According to the Cuyuna Police Department Facebook page, patches are $10 a piece for a Cuyuna Fire and Cuyuna Police patch that can be reserved…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 7, 2022 Essentia Health to follow new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine guidelines Essentia Health will start following new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. This comes as the more transmissible omicron variant grips much of the country. The CDC has expanded the…
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From the PRB School Announcements: Reminder all seniors that your Senior Picture, baby or toddler picture, and your Senior quote are due January 17th. (Earlier this fall there was an email sent to all seniors.) If you are not able to get it in by the deadline, we may not be able to include you.…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Deerwood, MN) — Deerwood Police Mark Taylor attending Monday’s Deerwood City Council meeting to provide a year-end report and enforcement during the winter months. Chief Taylor did send a reminder to Deerwood residents to remove their vehicles off city streets for snow removal. Deerwood Police have also been keeping tabs…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County CARE will be kicking off a new program in 2022 to help caregivers rebound from a long previous year and to find ways to improve their caregiving traits. “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” begins March 4th at the Aitkin County CARE office or virtually and CARE…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s 37th annual Tree of Love fundraiser brought in over $7,000 for area Hospice patients and honored over 450 loved ones. $7,410 was raised and 458 loved ones were honored on the Tree of Love in an effort to make compassionate, end-of-life care available…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Minnesota) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning motorists that the changing temperatures create conditions for black ice that can catch drivers off-guard and cause crashes. Often appearing as a wet surface, black ice is actually a thin, transparent layer of ice on roads and bridges. Black ice forms…
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