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Some MNSure Medical Assistance renewal forms were due July 31, but Minnesotans who were supposed to submit them by that deadline have a bit of a reprieve. The renewals are now not due until the end of August. The forms should be submitted as soon as possible anyway, along with any required documentation, to keep…
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A two-vehicle crash in Aitkin County Saturday morning left a 67-year-old Aitkin man injured.Sometime around 11am, the two vehicles were heading the same direction on Hwy 210. 21-year-old Tate Kuppich, also of Aitkin, was driving a pickup and made contact with the car driven by Gary Weston. Weston suffered no-life-threatening injuries and was not transported…
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DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott was cited with two DWI misdemeanors last month. The Kanabec County Attorney’s Office made the announcement Monday. The charges are for fourth degree driving while intoxicated and DWI-operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. The July 7 arrest came after Wolgamott was witnessed drinking in…
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Brainerd will hold the 26th annual Bataan Memorial March on September 9th. Registration will take place at 7am with a 9am start and a registration fee of $10 payable at that time. Registrants will receive a t-shirt on a first come, first served basis. The event is a 5k, half marathon, full marathon through Brainerd…
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The Mille Lacs Lake walleye catch and keep size has dropped from 21 inches to 20 inches. That criteria starts August 1st. Though the walleye limit is still set at one, the size for that one fish is now 20-23inches or over 28 inches long. The walleye available has grown a bit, not because the…
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A washout on the bank of the Mississippi in Brainerd is getting fixed, according to the Brainerd city engineer & public works director Jessie Dehn. Dehn spoke at the Brainerd City Council meeting on July 17 and explained there was significant washout along the Fourth Street action of the river. Apparently, a storm sewer outfall failed, causing the washout…
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Aitkin received more than $57k to manage community trees through a grant program from the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust. The grant is part of a larger $2.4m allocated to several communities so they can protect their urban forests. The focus of this grant round is to manage Ash trees, which are susceptible to…
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The Aitkin School Board would like community input to help develop a new strategic plan for the district. During the July 17 meeting, Board members discussed ways to make that happen. A survey is available at isd1.org for people to give their feedback. The Board needs a committee in place before the September 12 strategic…
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The federal government has approved a request for a major disaster declaration affecting 23 counties in Minnesota, including Aitkin and Morrison. Governor Tim Walz made the announcement on July 21. The request was made in response to a series of severe storms and flooding in April. Quick snowmelt and high snow packs in April led…
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A wheelchair-bound man who relies on the Crow Wing County transit system to get to medical appointments in Brainerd spoke to the Crow Wing County Board Tuesday, asking them to reconsider plans to reduce routes in the wider county. As of August 1, county buses will no longer service Crow Wing County residents who live…
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