Author: Sean Bjerk

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Essentia Health proud to offer sports medicine services to Brainerd student-athletes 

March is National Athletic Training Month, and Essentia Health is proud of our longstanding partnership with the Brainerd School District.  For more than 25 years, Essentia has provided sports medicine services for the district and its student-athletes. A new five-year contract was agreed upon last July that will allow Essentia’s trainers to collaborate with the…
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March 18, 2022 0

EPA Approves 2022 Minnesota-Specific Restrictions for Dicamba Herbicide

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given approval to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) state-specific use restrictions for three dicamba herbicide products during the 2022 growing season in Minnesota. The restrictions are aimed at curbing off-site movement of the products. The affected dicamba formulations are Engenia by BASF, Tavium…
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March 17, 2022 0

Baxter City Council Meeting from 3-15-22

(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its second regular council meeting of the month of March on Tuesday… The council made the decision to adopt a new trail pavement management plan… Mayor Darrel Olson also mentioned some improvements to be done to some local parks, starting with equipment replacement for Oscar Kristofferson Park……
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March 17, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky: Woman Married To Self Gets Divorced

https://www.ladbible.com/news/playboy-model-divorces-herself-20220308 t’s sad when marriages end in divorce, but at least this one only involves one person. A Brazilian Playboy model, who married herself last year because she was “disappointed” with her previous relationships, has decided to split from… herself. 34-year-old Cris Galera married herself in an actual wedding ceremony last September after finding out there was no law prohibiting…
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March 16, 2022 0

City of Jenkins to Look into Bonding for Road Projects

(JENKINS, MN) — The city of Jenkins held its first regular council meeting for the month of March on Monday… Mayor Jon Lubke says that the city is bringing back the topic and possibility of bonding for some of its road projects… Lubke says that this is something the city has never done before, but…
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March 16, 2022 0

District 9 Conservation Officer Reports

CO Amber Ladd (Aitkin) checked area lakes for shelters left on the ice after the deadline. One portable was worked that Ladd had been keeping an eye on all winter as it was not licensed. She was able to make contact with the owner after some investigation and the owner was in possession of nine…
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March 15, 2022 0

Red Cross testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies  

MINNEAPOLIS  — For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to help meet the needs of COVID-19 patients with a weakened immune system. At the same…
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March 13, 2022 0