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As tax season starts, low-income and senior filers have an opportunity to receive free tax services through the Seven County Senior Federation and AARP. Executive Director Lisa Krahn: Services are available in Aitkin County at the Aitkin Public Library: Volunteers with tax preparation experience are invited to sign up: The full conversation with Lisa Krahn…
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The most recent American Rescue Plan Act grants in Cass County will benefit schools and a fire department. The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved three American Rescue Plan Act grant applications at their regular meeting last Tuesday. The grants will benefit Pine River-Backus Schools, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, and the Federal Dam Volunteer…
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The Baxter City Council approved a solar array within the city limits on land owned by the City of Brainerd. The approval was not unanimous, however. Baxter council member Mark Cross raised objections because of the site’s proximity to a residential area in which he lives. Baxter has no provision for solar arrays within any…
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The busiest intersection in northern Minnesota is the 371/210 intersection in Baxter, according to a study done by Crow Wing County and MNDoT in 2022. That may change, at least regarding how the intersection is accessed. This month, the Baxter City Council presented support for an overpass in that location. The proposed overpass would also…
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Aitkin County has received Federal Fiscal Recovery Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Fiscal Recovery Fund was established to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners, have approved funding to be used to directly impact…
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Free frozen meals for Crow Wing County seniors age 60 and older will be distributed in the parking lot of Salem Lutheran Church located at 21276 Archibald Road in Deerwood on Monday, Feb, 20, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s Senior Dining program. During this drive-through,…
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The Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee will meet from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. The meeting is hybrid — via online videoconference as well as in-person at McQuoid’s Inn, 1325 State Highway 47, Isle. The agenda will include updates on fall netting results, the winter creel survey, the 2023 harvestable surplus level and a discussion of…
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Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on February 8th 2023 at 11:52 PM the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a snowmobile crash with injury on the Paul Bunyan Trail, Shingobee Township, rural Walker, MN. Deputies and responders arrived in the area of the scene where the victim had been transported…
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