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The City of Brainerd has declared a SNOW EMERGENCY effective Thursday, February 23, 2023. The snow plowing and removal schedule is as follows: Snow plowing will commence at 4:00 AM on Thursday, February 23, 2023. On Thursday, February 23, 2023, there is no parking on the following streets: • All Snow Emergency Routes Plowing of…
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Spearers, anglers and bowfishers will be allowed to keep up to 10 gar — the toothy, prehistoric fish native to Minnesota waters — starting March 1, when a new gar possession limit is in effect on all Minnesota inland and border waters. The limit applies to longnose and shortnose gar, which previously could be kept…
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(Brainerd, MN) — The back of this week’s weather forecast has many Lakes area events rescheduling, including the My Neighbor to Love Coalition’s fundraiser originally scheduled for Thursday. According to the Brainerd Dispatch, the fundraiser will now take place 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, March 9th at Dennis Drummond Wine Company. Cost is $50 per ticket and includes…
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Aitkin County has been awarded a grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners, have approved this grant funding to be used to directly impact the Community of Aitkin County by establishing the AITKIN COUNTY CHILDCARE ACCELERATION GRANT Program. The purpose of this grant fund is to…
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(Brainerd, MN) — The Verse Like Water event, hosted by Central Lakes College, scheduled for Friday, February 24th has been postponed until later this spring due to the impending winter storm. The event was to feature Romanian-American poet Maya C. Popa.
St. Paul, MN: Six Minnesota grocers who promote locally grown and produced products have been named a 2023 Retailer of the Year by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Minnesota Grown program, in partnership with the Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA). This year’s winners include: “We thank these grocers and their employees for their leadership in highlighting locally…
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(Aitkin, MN) — The weather may say winter but spring planting will be presented with choices to grow your green thumb with the Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District hosting a Native Plants and Trees Sales at the Aitkin Public Library Thursday, February 23rd. We spoke with the SWCD’s Veronica Lundquist about the Open…
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(Becker Township, MN) — Snow and ice conditions on Highway 64 just north of Motley led to one vehicle leaving the roadway on February 20th. The Minnesota State Patrol reports a 2009 Nissan Altima was driving south on Highway 64 near 100th Street SW near Motley when it lost control and entered the ditch, striking…
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(Arthur Township, MN) — Two occupants in a 2021 Toyota Rav4 received non-life threatening injuries in a collision in Kanabec County on Saturday. The Minnesota State Patrol reports, shortly after 3pm on February 19th, the Toyota Rav4 was northbound on Harbor Street near Highway 23. At the same time, a 2013 Ford Edge was westbound…
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