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The next three weekends are going to be full of music and variety at the Ripple Center in downtown Aitkin. Owner Chistine Bright encouraged the public to come tonight at 7, when the venue will host musician Severio Mancieri: Beginning at 7pm tomorrow, The Fractals will entertain with 50’s/60’s surf music. Next weekend will see…
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In the first split decision with newly elected officials, Brainerd School Board members chose private consulting firm PartnerED to help formulate a new strategic plan. Board members weighed during their meeting Monday, Jan. 9. A few alternative options were suggested but board members agreed they wanted to explore all the options available. Members compared several of them side-by-side,…
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Travis Grossman will take over as Confidence Learning Center’s new executive director soon, but help won’t be far. Out-going director Jeff Olson will retire March 1st, capping more than three decades with the East Gull Lake nonprofit. However, he lives adjacent to the campground known as Camp Confidence. Confidence Learning Center provides year-round outdoor educational and…
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Gary Lynn Rognrud was identified as the 83-year-old Palisade man who died in a crash Jan. 10 just west of McGregor. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at about 9 a.m. Rognrud was eastbound on Highway 210 near 257th Avenue in his pickup when he lost control and collided with a box truck traveling west. Rognrud…
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The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department requested assistance in locating 47-year-old Dylan James Sam, who was last seen Nov. 29 in the Mille Lacs Band Reservation Area. Sam is 5-foot-7 and weighs 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green jacket with a blue horizontal stripe and red tennis shoes. Anyone who’s seen or knows the…
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Essentia Health is one of the top-performing health care systems in the state, according to the latest Minnesota Health Care Quality Report from Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM), a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity. Essentia scored significantly above statewide averages on 13 of 21 eligible clinical-quality measures for…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Operating Room Charge Nurse and Robotic Coordinator Sarah Oehrlein, R.N., of Brainerd recently achieved Robotic Care Specialist accreditation through the Surgical Review Corporation, recognizing that she goes above and beyond supporting patients and surgeons before, during, and after surgery. The Care Specialist accreditation program recognizes elite allied health team members who…
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District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2023-01-10 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked lake activity where rough ice, slush and snow continued to impede access. Snowmobiles and ATVs have been the preferred means of access resulting in violations for registration, safety training, and no helmets on juveniles. Trapping activity was monitored where deep snow was…
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A 58-year-old man died in a vehicle crash Tuesday in Aitkin County. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at 8:48 a.m. on Highway 65 in McGrath. Edward McCoy Casterlow was northbound on Highway 65 in a semitrailer, when the vehicle left the road and rolled into the ditch, coming to a rest on its passenger…
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A 10-year-old Brainerd girl was injured in a crash with a semitrailer Monday in Baxter. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at around 3p.m. A semitrailer, driven by 48-year-old Scottie G. Mishler of Garden City, Kansas, was in the turnaround of Highway 371 and Birchdale Road, partially blocking lanes of traffic, when it was…
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