Hwy 6 Remer traffic control change July 29
DULUTH, Minn. – Highway 6 in Remer construction will have a traffic control change starting on Friday, July 29. Westbound traffic traveling on Hwy 6/Hwy 200/Main Street on a single lane. Eastbound traffic will be detoured on Hwy 6/Park Avenue to Mill Street to Forestry Avenue before returning to Hwy 6/Hwy 200/Main Street. The signal systems…
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Crow Wing County Highway maintenance for the week of August 1st
County maintenance crews will perform spray patching operations on County Road 159, Monday, and Tuesday in Oak Lawn Township, and on County Road 144, Wednesday, and Thursday in Long Lake Township. County maintenance crews will perform bridge maintenance work on the following County State Aid Highway bridges Monday and Tuesday: CSAH 66 over Daggett channel…
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Ackerman art to be displayed at Coco Moon Coffee Bar
Brainerd, MN – Coco Moon Coffee Bar will showcase the collage work of Brainerd artist Lisa Ackerman throughout the month of August. Ackerman creates her collage paper through a process called monoprinting. This method employs a gel plate, acrylic paint, and a variety of tools to create a singularly unique, or mono, print. She then…
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City of Baxter to close Knollwood Drive starting August 3rd
Knollwood Drive from TH 210 to Timberlane Drive will be closed to traffic on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for watermain construction in the Foley Road and Knollwood Drive intersection. Please plan to utilize alternate routes on Wednesday, August 3rd. The purpose of this notice is to let you know…
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Declining water levels in parts of state
affecting boat launches and retrievals
Release from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Low water levels, resulting from below-average rainfall in much of the southern third of Minnesota in June and July, are making boat launching and retrieval challenging at many lakes and rivers, especially in the Twin Cities metro area. When water levels decline, less of the boat ramp is…
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Homicide in Fleming Township
Release from Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office: On July 27, 2022 the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Wright County Sheriff’s Office with a missing person’s case that was reported on July 26th. It was reported that Daniel Bzdok, 62, of Buffalo, Minnesota left for his Fleming Township cabin on July 22nd with his son, Ronald Bzdok, 24,…
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Business Highway 371 opens in time for the Crow Wing County Fair
BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation is excited to announce that Business Highway 371 will open, and the detour will lift between Joseph Street and Buffalo Hills Lane/Industrial Park Road in Brainerd on Saturday, July 30, in time for the Crow Wing County Fair. This is the first of three work segments to be improved…
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