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Aitkin County Board meeting from Tuesday

The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners held their bi-monthly meeting Tuesday. The Board approved resolutions including the 2022 Annual Apportionment of Forfeited Tax Sales and accepted a donation from the City of Hill City to the Search and Rescue Group. Jennifer Erdmann, Lakes and Emergency Services Program Manager, presented a resolution for the Family Homeless Prevention Assistance…
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March 2, 2023 0

25th annual Deerwood Outdoor & Gun Show – March 4th and 5th at Deerwood Auditorium

Deerwood Civic and Commerce will hold the Deerwood Outdoor & Gun Show this Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. Several vendors will be set up inside the auditorium. Event organizer, Jim Mayne: Along with outdoor displays from wildlife groups and others, the DNR will have their poaching Wall of Shame. Mayne,…
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March 2, 2023 0

Aitkin County CARE Dementia Play coming soon

Aitkin County CARE will present ‘Steering into the Skid” on Thursday, April 20th. Aitkin County CARE Executive Director Lynne Jacobs: The play, which addresses the effect dementia has on a family, will be performed over Zoom. There will also be special in-person venues within Aitkin County.  There will be group discussion afterward. The event is free but viewers must…
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March 2, 2023 0

Turkey hunting licenses on sale March 1

Turkey hunters can buy their licenses for the spring 2023 season starting Wednesday, March 1. Licenses may be purchased online (mndnr.gov/buyalicense), by telephone 888-665-4236 or in person wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. Hunters can hunt statewide and buy licenses for any time period (A-F) over the counter. For research purposes, license agents will be asking…
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March 1, 2023 0

DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)

CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked anglers as the final week of the game fish season wound down. Fish houses were coming off the lakes but were generating litter complaints. The latest round of snow brought out more snowmobile activity. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) patrolled Mille Lacs Lake and trails for activity. Enforcement action was taken…
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March 1, 2023 0

Essentia Health-St. Joseph’s Medical Center again named top 100 rural hospital  

Essentia Health is proud to announce that St. Joseph’s Medical Center once again has been nationally recognized as a top 100 rural hospital in the country.   The recognition comes from the Chartis Center for Rural Health, an organization committed to helping rural hospitals improve care delivery. This is the second consecutive year St. Joseph’s has earned…
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February 28, 2023 0

CRMC holding Collective Goods/Books are Fun Fair March 9th in Crosby

Everyone is welcome to come shop for their favorite gifts, games, toys, stationery, and books at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Collective Goods/Books are Fun Fair on Thursday, March 9, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. just inside the hospital’s main lobby entrance. The event will feature a vast selection of books, collective goods, and gifts at…
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February 28, 2023 0

DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 9 (Brainerd area)

District 9 – Brainerd area Last updated: 2023-02-27 CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports area lakes saw high activity among ice anglers this weekend and recent snowfall allowed snowmobilers to enjoy a great weekend on the trails. Sullivan also checked area lakes for litter and permanent shelters that have not been visited lately. The permanent shelter removal…
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February 28, 2023 0