Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office locate body
A post from the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: “HAZELTON TOWNSHIP SEARCH UPDATE: On the afternoon of Friday January 13 2023, a body believed to be that of Anne Wyatt was found in a wooded area near Big Pine Lake in Aitkin County. The body has been sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner…
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One Vehicle Crash at Haven Road, 183rd Street in Bell Prairie Township
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 1-12-2023 at approximately 4:25 pm, their office received a report of a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Haven Road and 183rd Street, approximately two miles north of Little Falls, MN in Belle Prairie Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 45-year-old Garrett Cekalla from Brainerd, MN was…
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Lakes Area United Way taking volunteers for Vision Council
Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga talked about the transition from fundraising season to funding season with their annual Partner Program Funding. They will be accepting applications starting January 17th through February 28th. Nonprofits and businesses from the area can serve on the Vision Council, which reviews applications and gives input on which non-profits should be funded. The full conversation with…
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Busy and Entertaining Weekends ahead for The Ripple Center
The next three weekends are going to be full of music and variety at the Ripple Center in downtown Aitkin. Owner Chistine Bright encouraged the public to come tonight at 7, when the venue will host musician Severio Mancieri: Beginning at 7pm tomorrow, The Fractals will entertain with 50’s/60’s surf music. Next weekend will see…
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Brainerd School Board to form Strategic Plan
In the first split decision with newly elected officials, Brainerd School Board members chose private consulting firm PartnerED to help formulate a new strategic plan. Board members weighed during their meeting Monday, Jan. 9. A few alternative options were suggested but board members agreed they wanted to explore all the options available. Members compared several of them side-by-side,…
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Confidence Learning Center has new Executive Director
Travis Grossman will take over as Confidence Learning Center’s new executive director soon, but help won’t be far. Out-going director Jeff Olson will retire March 1st, capping more than three decades with the East Gull Lake nonprofit. However, he lives adjacent to the campground known as Camp Confidence. Confidence Learning Center provides year-round outdoor educational and…
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Palisade man identified in January 10th Crash near McGregor
Gary Lynn Rognrud was identified as the 83-year-old Palisade man who died in a crash Jan. 10 just west of McGregor. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at about 9 a.m. Rognrud was eastbound on Highway 210 near 257th Avenue in his pickup when he lost control and collided with a box truck traveling west. Rognrud…
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Mille Lacs Band Tribal Police searching for missing man
The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department requested assistance in locating 47-year-old Dylan James Sam, who was last seen Nov. 29 in the Mille Lacs Band Reservation Area. Sam is 5-foot-7 and weighs 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green jacket with a blue horizontal stripe and red tennis shoes. Anyone who’s seen or knows the…
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Report ranks Essentia Health among top-performing health care systems in Minnesota
Essentia Health is one of the top-performing health care systems in the state, according to the latest Minnesota Health Care Quality Report from Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM), a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity. Essentia scored significantly above statewide averages on 13 of 21 eligible clinical-quality measures for…
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