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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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(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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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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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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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s 37th annual Tree of Love fundraiser brought in over $7,000 for area Hospice patients and honored over 450 loved ones. $7,410 was raised and 458 loved ones were honored on the Tree of Love in an effort to make compassionate, end-of-life care available…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/7/22) (Minnesota) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning motorists that the changing temperatures create conditions for black ice that can catch drivers off-guard and cause crashes. Often appearing as a wet surface, black ice is actually a thin, transparent layer of ice on roads and bridges. Black ice forms…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/6/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday held their first meeting of 2022 to elect a new Board Chair and Vice from the Government Center Board Room. The Board approved to reappoint Commissioner Mark Wedel as Board Chair and Commissioner Anne Marcotte as Vice Chair for 2022.…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/6/22) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor City Council returned for their first 2022 meeting Tuesday evening with updates on outstanding sewer/water issues and upcoming City projects from the McGregor Fire Station. In our recap of the meeting’s events with McGregor Mayor Dake Olson, he said that sewer/water concerns opened discussion on…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/6/22) (Minnesota) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation released that 497 lives were lost on Minnesota roadways in the year 2021, which was the highest total since 2007. According to the report from the Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety, speed related fatalities were the largest contributing factor at…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/6/22) (Brainerd, MN) — The Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd is starting off the New Year with distribution of their Creativity Kits this Saturday from 10am-12pm at their down gallery at 711 Laurel Street. Kits will be available on tables inside of Crossing Arts with kits including two art projects, a…
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