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(Garrison, MN) — The steep downturn in helping hands for today’s workforce has also been felt at Wild & Free and their Animal Rehabilitation program. In our monthly chat with Wild & Free’s Ashley King spoke about the need for volunteers to feed their numerous injured animals during their busy Spring-into-Summer season. Assistance is also needed to…
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CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports continuing to assist the Koochiching County Sheriff?s Office with flood relief efforts on Rainy Lake. A youth firearms safety class in Littlefork was held at which 18 area youth received their certification. Other training was attended and miscellaneous animal-related complaints were handled. People are reminded that the no…
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Rainy Lake has crested today and is expected to begin receding between now and June 20, barring no severe weather events. With a decrease in demand for sandbags over the last week and a stockpile of 100,000 filled sandbags for the community at the ready, active sandbagging operations at Kerry Park are shutting down for…
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Hillsboro, ND — From events that test your strength and skill such as the 5K and cornhole tournament to more relaxing opportunities such as family movie night and street dance, Hillsboro Days has it all! The 2022 edition of Hillsboro Days gets underway this Thursday, June 16th and continues through June 19th. The Hillsboro Business…
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Fertile, MN — After nearly four decades, the Fertile Community Center could potentially be getting an overhaul. On Friday morning, the Fertile City Council met to approve hiring an architect to work with the city in crafting a plan to make some much needed upgrades, both cosmetically and internally, to the facility. Fertile Mayor Dan…
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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen County Dairy Association welcome all their annual Breakfast on the Farm this Saturday, June 18th from 8am until 11am at the Steinmetz Robotic Dairy Farm northeast of Mahnomen. Enjoy a free old fashioned country breakfast including ham, pancakes, strawberries, and ice cream. Jim Steinmetz of the Steinmetz Dairy Farm invites…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 13th at the Twin Valley Community Center. During the meeting, the council received their annual audit report from Hoffman, Phillip, and Martell. Twin Valley Mayor Ben Fall says their finances continue to be good shape and everything came…
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(McGregor, MN) — The McGregor City Council meeting from Tuesday, June 7th featured updates on the construction of the new fire hall, quotes for new equipment at the new lift stations, and culvert replacement. In our conversation with McGregor Mayor Dake Olson he talked about the update from Scott Turner on the construction of the…
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(Aitkin, MN) — Double-digit days remain for individuals, groups, or businesses to sign to golf or sponsor the Jaques Art Center’s annual Golf Tournament at Crosswood Golf Course in Crosslake on June 24th starting with a 12pm shotgun start. Golf Tournament organizer Linda Causton mentioned the golf scramble is looking for a record number of…
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BAXTER, Minn. – Beginning June 13, motorists traveling in central Minnesota can expect short-term lane closures as Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) stations are installed at nine different locations, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The new RWIS locations will be in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns and Todd counties, including: Highway 23…
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