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CRMC welcomes first baby of 2022

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/11/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby welcomed their inaugural baby of 2022 on Friday, January 7th at 4:21am. CRMC says congratulations to Raelynn and Dacota Case of Remer their first child, Charles (Charlie), weighing in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 19 inches long.


January 10, 2022 0

Winter Trout Fishing outside of BWCAW opens January 15th

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/11/22) (Minnesota) — Winter trout fishing is currently open lakes within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and opens January 15th for lakes outside or partly outside the BWCAW, with both seasons ending March 31st. Lakes in Aitkin County that are open to winter trout fishing include Blue, Long, Loon, and…
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January 10, 2022 0

Wild & Free Animal Rehab off to a good start with new projects for 2022

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The start of 2022 has been quite good for Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation with their next big project, the expansion of their new Bear Pen, being the top priority in an effort to keep helping injured animals and getting them back into the wild. In our…
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January 10, 2022 0

Crow Wing County Highway Maintenance to remove snow, repair guardrails

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Crow Wing County Highway Department will be removing snow and repairing guardrails on various county roads this week. County maintenance crews  will removing snow on CSAH 66 & 3 in Crosslake on Monday; Mill Avenue Brainerd and CSAHs 13, 18, 16, & 77 at Highway 371…
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January 10, 2022 0

Cuyuna Fire, Police Departments selling ‘New Year’ patches for fundraiser

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/10/22) (Cuyuna, MN) — The Cuyuna Fire and Police Departments are beginning this new year with another themed patch fundraiser for the Cuyuna Range Food Shelf. According to the Cuyuna Police Department Facebook page, patches are $10 a piece for a Cuyuna Fire and Cuyuna Police patch that can be reserved…
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January 10, 2022 0

Essentia Health to follow new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine guidelines 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Jan. 7, 2022  Essentia Health to follow new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine guidelines  Essentia Health will start following new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday. This comes as the more transmissible omicron variant grips much of the country.   The CDC has expanded the…
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January 8, 2022 0

Pine River-Backus Schools Senior Reminder for Yearbook, Sno Daze Candidates, and Robotics sign-up

From the PRB School Announcements: Reminder all seniors that your Senior Picture, baby or toddler picture, and your Senior quote are due January 17th. (Earlier this fall there was an email sent to all seniors.) If you are not able to get it in by the deadline, we may not be able to include you.…
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January 8, 2022 0

Long Time Pequot Lakes Firefighter Officially Retires

(PEQUOT LAKES, MN) — The city of Pequot Lakes held its first regular council meeting of 2022 on Tuesday… At the meeting, the city recognized longtime firefighter Larry Oaks upon his official retirement…. The city also formalized its purchase of the Trailside Estates property… We thank Mayor Tyler Gardner for his time. Our full interview…
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January 7, 2022 0

Deerwood Police update from January 4th meeting

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Deerwood, MN) — Deerwood Police Mark Taylor attending Monday’s Deerwood City Council meeting to provide a year-end report and enforcement during the winter months. Chief Taylor did send a reminder to Deerwood residents to remove their vehicles off city streets for snow removal. Deerwood Police have also been keeping tabs…
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January 6, 2022 0

Aitkin County CARE holding ‘Powerful Tools’ course for Caregivers

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County CARE will be kicking off a new program in 2022 to help caregivers rebound from a long previous year and to find ways to improve their caregiving traits. “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” begins March 4th at the Aitkin County CARE office or virtually and CARE…
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January 6, 2022 0