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The 32nd Annual Nisswa Christmas Home Tour is already taking orders for tickets. The tickets are sold through the Lakes Area Food Shelf at $40/ea for the tour, which will take place October 19, 20, and 21. The tour fundraiser supports the Lakes Area Food Shelf, which provides food, and sometimes other necessities, to anyone who needs assistance, no…
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Fallen Fargo police officer and Minnesota native Jake Wallin will be laid to rest Saturday in Nisswa. The public is invited to pay their respects and show support to his loved ones by witnessing his escort along highways 210 & 371 that morning. Wallin’s body will be escorted from Fargo to Pequot Lakes prior to…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind folks not to disturb or touch deer fawns, which are born in mid-May to mid-June. Fawns don’t attempt to evade predators during their first few weeks of life. Instead, they remain still to avoid being seen. During this time, fawns are learning critical survival skills from their…
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The MNDNR has a page with local fishing information on their website, just in time for fishing opener weekend next week. The regional fishing reports are available for anglers and would-be anglers to find detailed information about waters and area fish. The round-ups are from area fisheries managers and thy offer things like where to…
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The Minnesota House passed a long-awaited, state-funded, paid family and medical leave bill. The bill would allow people who are pregnant, acting as caregivers, or experiencing a health crisis to get between 12 and 24 weeks of paid leave, depending on their situation. Hundreds of new state jobs would be created to maintain the program,…
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The Minnesota Department of Commerce has fined Salvasen Health and its affiliates, as well as owner Barry Glenn, a total of $553,000. They have also been ordered to stop their operations in the state. The companies were not licensed to do business in Minnesota, meaning they couldn’t legally sell health insurance plans to consumers here but did…
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Christine Bright of the Ripple Center in Aitkin informed us of the upcoming shows at the downtown music venue for the Month of March and we were joined by Bob from Midnight River Choir gave us some background of their group ahead of their show on March 15th:
–There’s a massive difference between eating ramen noodles because you want to and eating them because you have to. –There are 1.2 billion cars on the road right now. One of our biggest goals is to keep them from touching. –The speed limit is the maximum speed you can go by the law and also…
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