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Winter Wonderama, the Aitkin Chamber of Commerce’s mid-winter celebration, is planned for February 11 in Aitkin. This is the second year for this annual event. The Aitkin City Park will host activities ranging from ice bowling to an obstacle course for little ones to a possible scavenger hunt. From 4:30-6pm, the festivities will move over to the…
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Turkey hunters have from Wednesday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 17, to apply for turkey hunting permits for the A-C spring hunting seasons in Mille Lacs and Carlos Avery wildlife management areas and the A-B seasons in Whitewater Wildlife Management Area. In addition to a turkey license, a permit is required for those hoping to…
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MEMBERS OF THE MORRISON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; EITHER AS A BOARD OR INDIVIDUALLY, WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 29, 2023, TO FEBRUARY 4, 2023: Jan 30 – 5:30 pm Extension Meeting, Extension Office Meeting Room, Little Falls, MN. Jan 31 – 9:00 am…
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Aitkin County has another business grant available, thanks to Federal Fiscal Recovery Funding. Grants ranging from $1000 to $5000 per application are open to applicants via the Aitkin County Business Revitalization Grant Program. The grant fund is meant to help support local businesses by allowing them to upgrade/revitalize the outside presence of their business property in…
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The next Rosenmeier Forum, titled The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Getting it Right for Minnesota, will be held next Monday at 7 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre at Central Lakes College’s Brainerd campus. Peter Tester, MPCA deputy commissioner, will be the speaker. As always, the forum is free and open to the public. Deputy commissioner Tester advises…
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported that Road Weather Information Systems stations are now active in seven central Minnesota locations, with highway camera views available at 511mn.org. RWIS collects and processes current weather and road surface data and sends the data to both the National Weather Service and the Minnesota 511 traveler information system. MNDoT uses the…
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Anne Hasskamp Sambar left a legacy that will benefit area seniors and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center employees. The Hasskamp family established a Memorial Nursing Scholarship to honor her years working as a nurses’ aide at CRMC in Crosby. Hasskamp was a graduate of Crosby-Ironton High School and continued her education in the Licensed Practical Nursing program at what is…
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It was only his second time in the Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza tournament and his first to catch anything, but Zac Padrnos made it count. He took home the grand prize. Making the win even more astonishing, Padrnos is just 13 years old, meaning it’ll be at least 3 years before he can legally use his prize.…
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t the Aitkin County Board of Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday, a donation to the Sentence to Serve program was approved. Kevin Lee of North Memorial Ambulance spoke about staffing concerns: The board approved a letter of support. HR Director Bobbie Danielson gave recommendations to increase one job and change one position to a full-time position, which were…
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