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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/22/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The City of Aitkin made their voice heard in front of State legislators with a presentation of a 1-percent sales tax among other items, after speaking to Aitkin Mayor Megan Workman in our most recent conversation. Mayor Workman laid out the process of the sales tax proposal…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Aitkin, MN) — In past conversations with Riverwood Healthcare on the use of VELYS Robotic Assistant for the use of knee replacement surgeries, we turned our attention to how hip replacements surgeries have benefited from this new piece of technology. We spoke to Physician Assistant Matthew Fleming from the Minnesota…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Central Minnesota) — In the month of February, the East Central Regional Library placed 2nd nationally in the NASA @ My Library Challenge after 3 months of participating in the nation-wide reading challenge. In December 2021, ECRL patrons participated in a nation wide reading challenge, the James Webb Space Telescope…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Northland Arboretum, recently announced as part of the Arbor Day initiative, will be giving area residents to honor their friends and loved ones with the gift of trees with their Living Tribute program. As a means of supporting the Arboretum’s mission and conservation efforts, a memorial…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/21/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Crow Wing County Highway Department will be posting season load limits and will be removing brush and nuisance tree removal throughout this week. Maintenance crews will be posting seasonal load limits to the County, FAD, and SAD roads today. These restrictions will be in place until…
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March is National Athletic Training Month, and Essentia Health is proud of our longstanding partnership with the Brainerd School District. For more than 25 years, Essentia has provided sports medicine services for the district and its student-athletes. A new five-year contract was agreed upon last July that will allow Essentia’s trainers to collaborate with the…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public Library, as part of the East Central Regional Library system, will be opening their book club on Wednesday, March 23rd from 1-2pm and run the 4th Wednesday of each month. This book club is recommended for adults, 18 and older, and no registration is…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Northland Arboretum, in partnership with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, are now accepting nominations for their first Environmental Stewardship Award, which will recognize the significant contributions to the protection and improvement of the natural resources by the area residents and businesses. “The award is designed to enhance…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will be fostering your artistic needs throughout 2022 with monthly art classes. In our monthly update with Barden Heft from the Jaques Art Center he gave a small look at what lies ahead going into the summer with the upcoming classes.…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Toward Zero Deaths Coalition held their monthly meeting on Tuesday as they prepare for events this Spring while releasing information on crashes across Minnesota. Coordinator Amy Dotzler opened the meeting with a review of an open letter about TZD with the Aitkin Independent Age.…
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