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Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant Registration Open

The Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant celebrates half a century in 2022. Registration is open for the 50th annual Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant and 31st annual Little Miss Nisswa Program. This event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Nisswa Elementary School. All previous royalty are welcome to attend the pageant in…
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January 13, 2022 0

Crow Wing County Board Tabs Houge as New Chair

(BRAINERD, MN) — The Crow Wing County Board held its first regular meeting of the year 2022 last week… As part of the year-opening business, the board elected Doug Houge as its new chair… The board also made a resolution to send a letter to the Secretary of State regarding the possibility of a forensic…
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January 13, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky on Hump Day

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January 12, 2022 0

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January 12, 2022 0

City of Pierz to Implement New Electric Billing

(PIERZ, MN) — The city of Pierz held its first regular council meeting of 2022 on Tuesday… The city made the decision to move forward with a new format for electric billing, which mayor Dave Fischer says won’t result in any rate increases… In our full conversation with Mayor Dave Fischer, he discusses updates to…
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January 12, 2022 0

District 9 Conservation Officer Reports

CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) worked trapping, fishing and snowmobile activities this week. Enforcement action was taken for controlled substance violations as well as registration, license and shelter issues. CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports snowmobile activity in the area remained high despite the colder weather that came and went. Ice angling continued to be slow…
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January 11, 2022 0

College Drive Snow Removal

The City of Brainerd intends on removing snow from the boulevards and roundabouts of College Drive commencing on Wednesday, January 12th at 8:30 AM.  This process will consist of large equipment and trucks in the outside lanes of College Drive.  The operations will continue throughout the day until approximately 2:30, as to not interfere with school…
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January 11, 2022 0

LPA School Water Situation Update

R&J Broadcasting News team caught up with Craig Bahr, Lake Park Audubon School Principal, who talks about how the school is dealing with the “boil-water warning” in Audubon.


January 7, 2022 0

Long Time Pequot Lakes Firefighter Officially Retires

(PEQUOT LAKES, MN) — The city of Pequot Lakes held its first regular council meeting of 2022 on Tuesday… At the meeting, the city recognized longtime firefighter Larry Oaks upon his official retirement…. The city also formalized its purchase of the Trailside Estates property… We thank Mayor Tyler Gardner for his time. Our full interview…
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January 7, 2022 0