Announcements for Wednesday, march 8, 2023
Sports: Section 6A Boys Basketball North Subsection – #1 Henning vs #8 Underwood will be played at 7pm Wednesday instead of Thursday due to weather. Section 6A Boys Basketball – South Subsection – #2 Border West vs #7 Brandon Evansville will be played at 7pm Wednesday instead of Thursday due to weather.
Community feedback leads to new layout options for Highway 169 Garrison
BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation has revised project concepts for improvements on Highway 169 in response to input from Garrison’s residents and businesses. The updated layout considers changes to the proposed concept that addresses what the MnDOT project team heard during the Nov. 30th, 2022, public meeting. The new concept shifts the proposed roundabout…
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Bagley High Baseball Field To Be Named After Long-Time Coach
BAGLEY, MN—At Monday night’s Bagley School Board meeting, the Board heard a request to rename the high school baseball field. Bagley Superintendent Dr. Erich Heise explains. There’s no word when a renaming ceremony would take place.
Fosston FFA Alumni Meeting Sunday
FOSSTON, MN—A year ago, an FFA Alumni and Supporters Organization was set up in Fosston. This coming Sunday, the Fosston FFA Alumni and Supporters Organization will meet again. Tim Johnson is the spokesman for the group. Johnson says there are similar groups around Minnesota and the country. He goes on to say that groups like…
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Show Colon Cancer Awareness Support by going ‘Blue’
Throughout March, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s entrance will be lit blue as part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness to educate area residents about the importance of colorectal cancer screening and show support for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The blue lights provide a platform to bring attention to the nation’s second leading cause of cancer deaths in…
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Help MnDOT invest state highway funding wisely
MnDOT is updating the 20-Year Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan and we are looking for your feedback! During the first round of public engagement for the plan, Minnesota state highway users provided their priorities for spending on the state highway system over the next 20 years. MnDOT used that information to develop a draft investment…
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DNR Conservation Officer Reports for District 9 (Brainerd area)
District 9 – Brainerd area Last updated: 2023-03-06 CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) took enforcement action this week for no fishing licenses and careless operation of a snowmobile. Ice shelters were documented for the upcoming removal deadline. CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports anglers in the area transitioned to targeting sunfish, crappies and eelpout this past week.…
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Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”
Mayor Dave Badeaux of Brainerd and event planner with the “Shamrock Fun Crew,” Jenifer Williams, give us more information about Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade” coming up Saturday, March 11, 2023.