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Last updated: 2022-12-27 CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports area snowmobile trail groups continue to work hard on clearing area trails. Thank you to all who volunteer to help clear trails. Ice anglers are starting to get fish houses out on area lakes after challenging ice conditions. Anglers are reporting mixed results with catching fish. CO Jim…
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A smoking cessation class will be held in January at the Aitkin Public Library courtesy of the American Lung Association. Brea Hamsdorf and Liz Short from Aitkin County Public Health shared the details:. There are several thing that make it especially hard to quit smoking tobacco: Short made clear this isn’t a high-pressure environment: Classes…
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The Jaques Art Center in Aitkin held a marketplace of local artist over the holidays. Barden Heft dropped by to talk about the all- Jaques show (is) coming up next: The reception will be sometime in mid-January: When Heft says “all Jaques,” he means it: There’ll be an exciting new addition for a bit: The Jaques Art…
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Aitkin Mayor Megan Workman spoke to us recently about the recent snowfalls. Home and business owners are responsible for maintaining clear sidewalks to preserve walkability: If it still doesn’t get cleared, the City has some costly options: However, downed trees are also the responsibility of the homeowner: Our full Conversation with Mayor Workman is on the Wake…
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First Day Hikes will take place at 11 Minnesota state parks on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, as part of a nationwide effort to connect people with the outdoors. In an initiative spearheaded by the America’s State Parks organization, people in all 50 states will have an opportunity to take guided walks on New Year’s Day.…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Orthopaedics Team is among the orthopaedics specialists who are making presentations at the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association’s 2023 Annual Meeting at Miramar Beach, Fla., in April. Led by Fellowship Trained and Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon Erik Severson, M.D., and accompanied by his Fellow Matthew Musto, D.O., Physician Assistants Tom Lewandowski and Matthew Fleming,…
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Minnesota students reported healthier behaviors around commercial tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sexual activity in 2022, while at the same time experiencing an unprecedented amount of long-term mental health, behavioral or emotional problems, according to the 2022 Minnesota Student Survey. More than 135,000 students completed the survey with nearly all doing so in-person at school between…
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