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The City of Brainerd has declared a SNOW EMERGENCY effective Thursday, February 23, 2023. The snow plowing and removal schedule is as follows: Snow plowing will commence at 4:00 AM on Thursday, February 23, 2023. On Thursday, February 23, 2023, there is no parking on the following streets: • All Snow Emergency Routes Plowing of…
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Fertile, MN — A good partnership between school districts is helping keep the longstanding legacy of a local FFA chapter alive and well. The Fertile-Beltrami School District has for years had a very successful FFA program with high student involvement, but the program was in jeopardy this year after they lost their ag instructor just…
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Ada, MN — An Ada man is facing Criminal Sexual Conduct charges after forcing a minor to drink alcohol and then taking advantage of them. 19-year-old Dustin Terrance Olson of Ada has been charged with 3rd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, a felony, and Contributing to a Delinquency of a Child or Status as Petty Offender,…
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Waubun, MN — The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School Board has narrowed down their search for their next Superintendent and will be interviewing their top three candidates today. Those three candidates include James Stang, Kevin Welland, and Jordan Spaeth. Interim Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent Todd Cameron talks more about the candidates and the process moving forward. In the…
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Bagley, MN — Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson is leading an effort with other County Sheriff’s to speak out against a proposed piece of legislation that he says is unenforceable and a violation of 2nd Amendment rights. He joined the KKCQ Food for Thought Program this week to discuss HF396, which would require gun owners…
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The International Falls City Council met yesterday with a lengthy discussion regarding a letter request from Koochiching County board for Jail lease commitment.
Spearers, anglers and bowfishers will be allowed to keep up to 10 gar — the toothy, prehistoric fish native to Minnesota waters — starting March 1, when a new gar possession limit is in effect on all Minnesota inland and border waters. The limit applies to longnose and shortnose gar, which previously could be kept…
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(Brainerd, MN) — The back of this week’s weather forecast has many Lakes area events rescheduling, including the My Neighbor to Love Coalition’s fundraiser originally scheduled for Thursday. According to the Brainerd Dispatch, the fundraiser will now take place 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, March 9th at Dennis Drummond Wine Company. Cost is $50 per ticket and includes…
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Aitkin County has been awarded a grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners, have approved this grant funding to be used to directly impact the Community of Aitkin County by establishing the AITKIN COUNTY CHILDCARE ACCELERATION GRANT Program. The purpose of this grant fund is to…
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(Brainerd, MN) — The Verse Like Water event, hosted by Central Lakes College, scheduled for Friday, February 24th has been postponed until later this spring due to the impending winter storm. The event was to feature Romanian-American poet Maya C. Popa.