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Aitkin School Board meeting from March 20th

The Aitkin School Board met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. High school student Seth Parkin spoke to the board about his work with the Northland Foundation’s “Youth in Philanthropy” Board:  Community Education Director Lara Parkin presented to the Board, proposing they creating their own Youth in Philanthropy Board within Aitkin HS: The Aitkin School Board will hold…
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March 23, 2023 0

Verse Like Water presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard

Verse Like Water, the visiting poet program of Central Lakes College, presents Dr. Athena Kildegaard at noon on March 27 in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus. The event is free and open to the public. Kildegaard is a Minnesota poet and director of the Honors Program at the University of Minnesota-Morris. With funding from the Minnesota…
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March 22, 2023 0

Public Transit to increase starting May 1st

Brainerd & Crow Wing Public Transit provides public transit services to the City of Brainerd. Generally, Brainerd resident ridership fares cover the local share financial obligation of the operation within the City of Brainerd. At the Brainerd City Council meeting March 20, 2023, a fare increase of $1.00 was approved for the Brainerd-to-Brainerd Dial-a-Ride service,…
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March 22, 2023 0

House Fire Results in Fatality in Pine River

From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: PINE RIVER, MN – Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that at 2:09 AM on March 21st, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a house fire on 40th AVE SW (County Road 26) in Walden Township, rural Pine River, MN. Deputies and…
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March 22, 2023 0

Talon Metals Community Listening Sessions return March 27th

Talon Metals is moving on to the next phase for the nickel mining project in Tamarack. They have a new area of exploration. (they’re calling the raptor zone, which explores an area 1 mile north of the currently known nickel resource) Talon Metals Community outreach coordinator Jessica Johnson: Johnson described the first real public step in…
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March 22, 2023 0

20th Annual Multi-Agency Ice Rescue Training Exercise Held by Cass County Sheriff’s Office

From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: CASS LAKE, MN – Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on March 18th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire Department, and Hackensack Fire & Rescue held its 20th Annual Ice Rescue Training Course on Cass Lake. This year, after a 2-year COVID pause, approximately 76…
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March 21, 2023 0

I-35 closures beginning Friday, March 24, in Duluth

Motorists travelling on I-35 through the Twin Ports Interchange project will encounter closures between 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, and 6 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the Twin Ports Interchange project area in Duluth. These closures are needed as crews erect bridge girders over I-35 as part of the Twin Ports Interchange project. To learn…
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March 21, 2023 0

Seasonal Load Limits for Morrison County

Spring Load Restrictions go into effect Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 12:01 AM on all Morrison County Highways. Posted axle weight limits control vehicle weights on posted roads. All restriction limits are gross axle weights. No overweight permits will be issued to vehicles that exceed posted limits.  Minnesota Statute 169.87 establishes weight restrictions. The weight on any…
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March 21, 2023 0

Riverwood Healthcare on March 21st Community Connection

Director of Ancillary Services Jill Sadlowsky and Physical Therapist Allie Sibbert joined the show to talk about the therapy services at Riverwood Healthcare in Aitkin, Garrison, and McGregor:


March 21, 2023 0