Author: Devon Krueger

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Women’s Ag Leadership Conference to Enhance Life On and Off the Farm through Sterling Opportunities

Network with ag leaders at the 25th annual Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference (WALC) on April 12 at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. This year’s WALC theme “Sterling History” plays into the 25th anniversary tradition of silver – and it also serves as a metaphor for the long-term value the conference provides. “Back in 1998 when Robin…
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March 8, 2023 0

Andrew Gapinski to join the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum as new director

 (Chaska, Minn.) March 6, 2023 — The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce Andrew Gapinski as the new director of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (fondly referred to as the “Arb”) effective May 1, 2023. Gapinski succeeds Peter Moe, who announced his retirement last…
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CRMC’s Cancer Support Group to talk on ‘Grocery Store Shopping Tips’

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Registered Dietitian Johanna Christenson will provide practical tips on how to eat better while presenting “Grocery Store Shopping Tips” at CRMC’s Cancer Support Group on Thursday, March 16, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the hospital’s Clinic Conference Room. Christenson will give a virtual grocery store tour showing how to shop smarter…
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March 8, 2023 0

Jaques Art Center on March 8th Community Connection

Barden Heft of the Jaques Art Center joined the program to talk the last days of the All Jaques Art Exhibit, the arrival and events for the Woodblock Prints Exhibit, upcoming classes and the Juried Art Show:


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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Utah woman rids of ‘negative vibes’ by burning down apartment, complex”

(Sandy, UT)  —  A Utah woman is behind bars after admitting to starting a fire at her apartment complex to burn away “negative energy.”  Around a dozen units were damaged and several residents were displaced by the blaze on Sunday morning.  Thirty-eight-year-old Crystal Moss was arrested after telling police it was her fault.  Court documents…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Long Island man steals fire truck, crashes, sets house on fire”

A Long Island, New York man is under arrest after he allegedly got drunk and stole a fire department vehicle…which he then crashed into a utility pole…which set a nearby house on fire.  Firefighters responding to calls of a house fire arrived to find that a stolen fire department vehicle had been driven into a…
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March 8, 2023 0

Community feedback leads to new layout options for Highway 169 Garrison

BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation has revised project concepts for improvements on Highway 169 in response to input from Garrison’s residents and businesses. The updated layout considers changes to the proposed concept that addresses what the MnDOT project team heard during the Nov. 30th, 2022, public meeting. The new concept shifts the proposed roundabout…
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March 7, 2023 0

Show Colon Cancer Awareness Support by going ‘Blue’

Throughout March, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s entrance will be lit blue as part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness to educate area residents about the importance of colorectal cancer screening and show support for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The blue lights provide a platform to bring attention to the nation’s second leading cause of cancer deaths in…
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March 7, 2023 0

Help MnDOT invest state highway funding wisely

MnDOT is updating the 20-Year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan and we are looking for your feedback!  During the first round of public engagement for the plan, Minnesota state highway users provided their priorities for spending on the state highway system over the next 20 years. MnDOT used that information to develop a draft investment…
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