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Aitkin County is proud to announce that we are awarding over $25,000 to Child Care Providers in our County. The grants are intended to help support efforts in increasing child care slots in our community. Congratulations to the following Child Care providers: Kendra Mickelson, Little Pine Academy, $10,000 Cheryl Kehn, Cheryl’s Kids and Company, $2,500…
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Adaptive trails are the hallmark of Cuyuna’s most recent expansion WHAT: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is celebrating the opening of the Sagamore Unit at the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. The Sagamore Unit features 15.1 miles of mountain bike trails, including 7.4 miles of adaptive trails for hand-bike and other assistive bikes and…
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(Brainerd) — The Minnesota State High School League at their meeting this past week opened the topic of Name, Image, and Likeness for student-athletes to earn money for their services in preparation for reaching the next level of competition and beyond. JJ Kern, owner of the Midwest Premier Football League, spoke with R&J Broadcasting, Inc about…
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(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting community members and business owners to their annual “Legislative Luncheon” this Thursday, June 16th from 11:30am-2pm from the Aitkin County Government Center. Earlier this week, we spoke with Chamber Executive Director Taylor Erickson about the details of the event. The 2022 rendition of the Legislative…
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(Garrison, MN) — The steep downturn in helping hands for today’s workforce has also been felt at Wild & Free and their Animal Rehabilitation program. In our monthly chat with Wild & Free’s Ashley King spoke about the need for volunteers to feed their numerous injured animals during their busy Spring-into-Summer season. Assistance is also needed to…
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(McGregor, MN) — The McGregor City Council meeting from Tuesday, June 7th featured updates on the construction of the new fire hall, quotes for new equipment at the new lift stations, and culvert replacement. In our conversation with McGregor Mayor Dake Olson he talked about the update from Scott Turner on the construction of the…
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(Aitkin, MN) — Double-digit days remain for individuals, groups, or businesses to sign to golf or sponsor the Jaques Art Center’s annual Golf Tournament at Crosswood Golf Course in Crosslake on June 24th starting with a 12pm shotgun start. Golf Tournament organizer Linda Causton mentioned the golf scramble is looking for a record number of…
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BAXTER, Minn. – Beginning June 13, motorists traveling in central Minnesota can expect short-term lane closures as Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) stations are installed at nine different locations, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The new RWIS locations will be in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns and Todd counties, including: Highway 23…
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(Brainerd, MN) — County maintenance crews will perform bridge and catch basin cleaning, on various roads,throughout the week.Maintenance crews may be working in the drive lane and on the shoulders simultaneously,creating the need to close one or more lanes of traffic. Signing, flaggers, or portable traffic lightswill control the traffic flow through these work areas.County…
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(Crosby, MN) — People who need someone to talk to or listen are welcome to attend a new mental health support group, I.O.U. (Importance of Unimpaired), the last Monday of each month at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center. The confidential, non-religious based support group type environment of the gatherings will allow those attending to share, learn,…
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