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On Tuesday, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) unveiled “No Escape Room,” an interactive experience that plunges parents and caregivers into the reality of financial sextortion, coinciding with the release of new data on child sexual exploitation. Michelle DeLaune is President & CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.…
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Melissa Krueger, President of the Crosslake-Ideal Lions Club and Jerry Peterson, long time member of the Crosslake-Ideal Lions Club and chair of their roadside cleanup committee, remind our listeners of the charitable things they do for the community and their overall involvement in the Crosslake area. They have a roadside cleanup, Senior Days and Expo…
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Big Sky Fellowship in Fosston invites you to attend their End of the Year Celebration at New Journey Church on Saturday at 10:30 AM in Fosston. Event Representative Allison Opdahl tells us more. Opdahl says Big Sky Fellowship is a community that helps homeschooled children receive a well rounded education. Again the End of Year…
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John Erickson, Brainerd Public Schools Archivist/Historian, previews a ceremony coming up on May 13th, 2024 celebrating the final stages of remodeling at BPS, including their administration center. They will be opening, for the first time, a time capsule from Brainerd Public Schools created over 30 years ago. And, a new time capsule will be created…
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Credit to Branda Sawatzky for this report: https://fftimes.com/news/district-news/canada-prepares-for-potentially-record-breaking-wildfire-year/ 2023 marked an unprecedented year for wildfires. Experts say it wasn’t the number of fires burning that made it historic, but rather the size of the fires. Thanks to unrelenting heat waves throughout the spring and summer, Canada lost about 15 million hectares of vegetation to fire,…
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All are welcome to a free presentation on Tuesday April 23 by Jenna Pogorels of the Alzheimer’s Association on understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room 101, Backus Community Center, 900 Fifth Street. Call Koochiching Aging Options with questions at 218-283-7030.
The Mahnomen Health Center will be holding a Public Hearing hearing on Tuesday, April 30 as the Hospital will be transitioning to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Mahnomen Health Center CEO Dale Kruger tells us more about the hearing and what the transition means. Kruger says an official transition date has not been set, and he…
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It’s been two and half months since the Ada Event Center closed its doors due to structural issues. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives an update on where things stand. Along with the Ada Event Center the Main Street Bar was also forced to close its doors for the time being.
On Wednesday afternoon GOP leadership in the Minnesota House of Representatives called for over $100 million in funding to support rural EMS services. House Minority Leader Lisa Demuth says the current state of EMS services threatens the lives of many and needs to be a top priority for the legislature. Governor Walz’s current bonding bill…
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A resort near Waubun sustained damage during Tuesday’s wind storms. Brian Schneck, owner of the Cedar Crest Resort on White Earth Lake describes what happened. Schneck says upon inspecting the damage Wednesday he found a silver lining. Cedar Crest Resort is currently closed and will not open until the Minnesota fishing season opener May 10th…
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