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Beginnning January 9th, Essentia Health St. Joseph’s Crosslake Clinic will offer a new medical weight management service. The service is intended to assist with conditions where weight is often a contributing factor like type-2 diabetes or fatty liver, or sleep apnea. The individualized plans may include sleep optimization, behavior changes, making healthy food choices, and…
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CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports the snowmobile trails in the area saw a tremendous amount of activity over the holiday weekend. Fishing pressure was moderate as ice conditions are variable. A large permanent shelter was partially submerged on Gull Lake due to thin ice. Enforcement action was taken for snowmobile and ATV registration violations, angling…
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Aitkin County CARE Executive Director Lynn Jacobs was back with us to talk about the Senior LinkAge Line, which will host a Medicare cost savings class on January 12 at the Aitkin County CARE office, where they’ll explain medicare plans: Jacobs was clear about LinkAge Line’s role: Jacobs also pointed out that Linkage Line isn’t…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is stocking nine lakes in the Grand Rapids area with stream trout in an effort to diversify the types of fish available for anglers. Brook, brown, rainbow, and splake stream trout can be targeted starting January 14. The MNDNR manages 10 lakes, including 3 mine pit lakes, in the Grand Rapids area that are…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Board Certified Pediatrician and Sports Medicine physician Wendi Johnson M.D. is walking in Crosby on Wednesdays, and she’s inviting the public to walk with her. The Walk With a Doc program is a free health program that brings healthcare professionals & the public together to work on fitness. Participants will meet at the…
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Testing for radon in Minnesota homes when the real estate is sold has dropped by 39% from 2020 numbers. Professional radon testing data for 2020 to 2022 found that in 2022 there were 19,976 tests reported by professionals, lower than the more than 32,000 tests reported in 2020. The colorless, odorless gas occurs naturally in…
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University of Minnesota Extension has several free educational & informative webinars coming up January through April this year. Some of the topics in the series include one on caring for a shared world through reducing food waste and lowering a given carbon footprint; another on finding balance; and one entirely in Spanish. There are financial…
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One Pine River couple had something extra to celebrate for New Year’s Day. Their daughter, Millie, was the first baby born in Crow Wing County in 2023, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Brooke Mower and Brad Huesmann welcomed the 7 pound, 15 ounce little one at 3:19pm Sunday, after a 9 hour labor…
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Pequot Lakes Chamber of Commerce Director Nichole Heinen visited with us about their (will hold) ‘Bobber Bocce on Ice’ event on February 11th. She encouraged all comers: Even though it’s a slippery endeavor: Teams are $100 apiece, and there is plenty of room: The “Bobber Bocce on Ice” event will be held on Sibley Lake in Pequot…
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A recent string of winter weather left school districts scrambling to reschedule activities. We spoke to Brainerd School Activities Director Jack Freeman to find out what that process is like. Freeman explained all of the districts need to work together, but luckily…: The rescheduling doesn’t just affect the faculty and support staff, of course: Even…
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