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Aitkin County Board of Commissioners meeting for March 8th

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/8/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners meeting this morning will include the Public Hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease/Captive Cervid Farms and setting a date for another Public Hearing concerning Redistricting Commissioner Districts, all which will take place in the Aitkin County Government Board Room starting at 9am.…
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March 8, 2022 0

PGA TOUR Canada to host CRMC Championship at Cragun’s August 22-28

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/8/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center will be part of history when the PGA TOUR Canada will host its first official event outside of Canada will be the CRMC Championship, presented by Gertens, August 22-28 at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd. The 72-hole Tournament will be hosted by Legacy Courses…
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March 8, 2022 0

Crossing Art Alliance to distribute Creativity Kits Saturday

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/8/22) (Brainerd, MN) — This Saturday, the Crossing Arts Alliance will be distributing their Creativity Kits for those wishing to express their artistic side. Kits will be available on tables inside of the Crossing Arts Gallery on Saturday, March 12th from 10-12pm on a first come, first served basis. This month’s…
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March 8, 2022 0

Safe Kids – Be Wary of Carbon Monoxide

We recently spoke with Amy Covington of Safe Kids Grand Forks. The goal of Safe Kids is to prevent unintentional injuries in children birth to age 19. We had a few winter topics to discuss. Covington first discussed the hazard of carbon monoxide. We also discussed in the full interview the importance of safety around…
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March 7, 2022 0

March 28th Deadline for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans approaching

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/7/22) (Minnesota) — The deadline is fastly approaching for the Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Minnesota counties from July 20th, 2021 and continuing with the Application Filing Deadline for March 28th, 2022. Economic Injury Disaster Loans allow working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and…
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March 7, 2022 0

CRMC voted best in Midwest

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/7/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby received another honor from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, being voted among the best hospitals in the Midwest using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare providers and Systems. CRMC is one of 78 hospitals to receive the recognition in…
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March 7, 2022 0

Long Lake Conservation Center opens programs to homeschool students

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/7/22) (Palisade, MN) — For nearly 60 years, the Long Lake Conservation Center has extended their immersive nature field trips to schools across the region and the state, and will be adding homeschools to their list of students. Long Lake offers a full nature field trip to homeschool students and parents…
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March 7, 2022 0

Aitkin City Council cancels March 7th meeting

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/7/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin City Council meeting schedule for March 7th has been canceled with the previous meeting taking place just one week ago. The City of Aitkin released late last week the Council has little to discuss at this time will be returning to this normal schedule on…
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March 7, 2022 0

Crosby-Ironton Schools entering into final pieces of Phase 3 Construction at CRES Building

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/7/22) (Crosby, MN) — Phase 3 Construction at the Crosby-Ironton School District will be preparing for an active summer with their focus on wrapping up the Cuyuna Range Elementary School. In our conversation with Crosby-Ironton Schools Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland the beginning of the latest portion of the Phase will be…
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March 7, 2022 0

CLC will no longer require face coverings on its campuses as of March 4th

Release from Central Lakes College: Face coverings will no longer be required on Central Lakes College campuses, as of Friday, March 4. The move follows recently updated CDC guidance. The CDC updated the metrics used to inform their mitigation recommendations, including masks. The levels are based on a mix of case rates, total new COVID-19…
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March 4, 2022 0