Local Radio
Doxo’s recently released report (50 Largest U.S. Cities Household Spend Report 2022) that ranks America’s largest cities by amount spent on household bills. In addition to insights for these cities, doxo also has household spend information for Brainerd, including the following: The average Brainerd household pays $1,788 a month for the 10 most common household…
Read more
Craig Katzenberger, Operations Lieutenant at Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Joined us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to talk about the “What3Words” app to find, share and save exact locations using just three words, their upcoming “Halloween Trunk or Treat” event on October 31st, 2022 and available jail tours on October 15th, 2022.
BAGLEY, MN— The Bagley School Board got an update on the district’s enrollment at Monday’s regular board meeting. Superintendent Dr. Erich Heise has the numbers. Also at Monday night’s meeting, the Bagley School Board approved buying a new school bus. Heise says this bus will be in place of a replacement bus they planned to…
Read more
Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation’s Ashley King recapped their most recent fundraising events, the opening of their Bear Pen, fun facts about Flying Squirrels, and participating in the annual Ruttger’s Oktoberfest event on October 21-22:
Buxton, ND — The volunteers of the Buxton Fire Department welcome you to their 2022 Harvest Feed this Saturday, October 8th at the Buxton Fire Hall. The feed returns after a brief hiatus, but Craig Moen of the Buxton Fire Department encourages everyone, whether you’ve been busy in the field or just want to support…
Read more
–People who are larger have more skin. Making them, technically, “skinnier.” –What if dogs lick us because they know we have bones inside? –If a morgue worker dies, they will have to go back to work one more time. –The banana used to be the food that most looked like a phone. Now it’s the…
Read more
ITASCA STATE PARK—If you want to check out Minnesota’s fall colors, Itasca State Park is the place to go this weekend. Itasca lead interpretive naturalist Connie Cox says colors are at their peak. Cox says there was a wait for the colors to change. Itasca State Park is Minnesota’s oldest state park. It’s located 25…
Read more
(Brainerd, MN) — Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer Erik Flowers reiterated the importance of getting Post 9/11 veterans to check to see if they are eligible for bonus dollars in our most recent conversation. Flowers said eligibility is as simple as checking your discharge paperwork under certain criteria. The second tier of bonus money requires…
Read more
Aitkin, Minn. (Oct. 05, 2022) – Aitkin County Economic Development will use a $40,000 Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grant to work with the consultant to identify a clear message and vision to attract people and businesses to Aitkin County. The true leaders are the community members that will be engaged in our planning process. We…
Read more