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Polk County is scheduled to receive roughly $1.9 million from Minnesota’s opioid settlement from opioid maker Johnson and Johnson plus three pharmaceutical companies that distributed the drugs. Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee says you can follow how the settlement money will be used through the County’s website. Polk County’s website is at co.polk.mn.us. In departments…
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Enrollment opens Wednesday, March 15, for Minnesota’s 2023 Walk-In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public hunting on private lands. Since 2011, the Walk-In Access program has enrolled parcels of 40 acres or larger with high-quality natural cover. Land enrolled in conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program or Reinvest In Minnesota is preferred,…
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People with ankle arthritis are invited to learn about the latest treatment options at a free seminar offered by Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Board-Certified Foot & Ankle Surgeon Kyle Moore, D.P.M., at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, at Dunmire’s on the Lake, 19090 MN-371 in Brainerd. Dr. Moore will discuss current concepts in managing ankle…
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BURNSVILLE, MN., (March 13, 2023) – Travel bookings for 2023 are off to a very strong start and that is reflected in a new survey from AAA. According to the Auto Club Group, 83% of Minnesotans plan to travel this year. That’s significantly higher than the 72% in 2022. AAA is also citing a big jump in…
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On Sunday March 12th at 1:36 pm the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a six year old boy who had fallen though the ice. The location was next to a dock on a small lake, in an area that was normally used as an ice skating rink, but was covered with snow. The…
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Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association and Chad Houg and Angela Chapman from Nelson Sanitation & Rental, Inc. join us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show.
Ada, MN — Applications are now open for Minnesota 4-Her’s looking to take their leadership to the next level through their State Ambassador program. Linda Houglum with Norman County 4-H talks more about the State Ambassador program and the leadership opportunities it provides. During the State Ambassador term, they participate in a variety of activities…
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Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga returned to give an update seminars coming to be part of their Vision Council for non-profit funding, initiatives for National Reading Month and Food Share Month with programs for Crow Wing County and the “Flavors of Community Drive” with Central Lakes College:
Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley Community Booster’s Club is inviting everyone to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with their first ever Club Crawl this Friday, March 17th. The Club Crawl is similar to that of a Pub Crawl, but with there only being two liquor establishments in town, they’ve enlisted a handful of community…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, March 13th at the Twin Valley Community Center. At the meeting, the council picked up their discussion on appointing a new council member to fill the vacancy. The council had two interested applicants at their special meeting last…
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