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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/28/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin City Council held their second meeting of March this past Monday to review topics of the Tour of Opportunities and lighting at the Aitkin Public Library. City Administrator Mike Skribch notified the Council that Garrison Disposal will be continuing with the City on the placement…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/28/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin High School Principal Paul Karelis spoke before the School Board this past week on some upcoming changes and future plans for the coming school year including building updates and schedule. Karelis first updated the Board of the retirement of longtime Band director Chris Halvorson and the…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/28/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Soil & Water Conservation District will be showcasing all of the natural beauty of the wooded areas that surround Aitkin with their “Walk in the Woods” classes this Spring and Summer. In our monthly chat with Aitkin County SWCD Manager Steve Hughes offers the chance…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/28/22) (Brainerd, MN) — More nuisance and brush tree removal and pothole patching will continue for Crow Wing County Highway Department this week. Highway maintenance crews will be performing brush and nuisance tree removal along CSAH 3 (Mill Avenue) in Brainerd on Monday and Friday. Sweeping operations will also be taking…
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Right on time, the two chicks have hatched on the EagleCam! The first chick hatched on Tuesday, March 22. Tuesday was one of the wettest days at the cam site, but that didn’t stop the chick from emerging from the egg. Because of the cold, windy and wet weather, the parents have been sitting very tight…
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PALISADE, MINN. – March 25, 2022 – Long Lake Conservation Center will host a Stargazers Family Campout as part of the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum 3rd Annual Statewide Star Party on April 9 and 10.The Bell Museum’s Star Party invites people to reflect and gain appreciation of cultural astronomy and entice appreciation of our…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/25/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners held discussion on the redistricting of Commissioner Districts and awarded engineering contracts during their second March meeting on Tuesday from the Government Center Board Room. County Engineer John Welle presented to the Board on bids for the annual application for 490,000…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/25/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public School Board held their monthly meeting Monday from the High School Meeting Center and covered topics of enrollment, teaching positions, and budget. High School Principal Paul Karelis in his presentation to the Board, spoke on changes to the daily schedule to include two lunch…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/25/22) (Minnesota) — Nearly 180 schools around Minnesota were awarded funding to help benefit planning, programming, and infrastructure through the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School grants. Pequot Lakes Public Schools ISD 386 applied and was granted a Planning Assistance grant to provide communities the resources to convene a…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/25/22) (Minnesota) — As the Spring thaw continues, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has already begun temporarily closing some state forest roads and trails as they melt and they have been made too soft to support vehicle traffic without causing damage. Depending on weather conditions, the temporary closures have begun…
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