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Pine River, MN (6/10/2022) — Throughout Minnesota, 4-H educators, youth and communitysupporters are working together to prepare for a new year of summer showcase events,including the Cass County 4-H Showcase at the Cass County Fair in Pine River. Starting on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, and concluding on Sunday, June 26, 2022, Cass County 4-H youth…
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Rlease from Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office: Updated 6/15/22@0900 hoursCrow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard reports June 13 th , 2022, at approximately 6:56 pm, Crow WingCounty Deputies responded to a report of a personal injury accident in the area of 13519 ThompsonRoad, Brainerd. Deputies arrived on the scene and learned that a pick-up truck…
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Aitkin County is proud to announce that we are awarding $9,800 to local businesses and community events. The grants are intended to help support efforts in increasing visitors for tourism and local business in our community. Congratulations to the following businesses and organizations: Jaques Art Center – $1,000 Brother’s Construction LLC – $800 Habitat for…
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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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