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t the Aitkin County Board of Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday, a donation to the Sentence to Serve program was approved. Kevin Lee of North Memorial Ambulance spoke about staffing concerns: The board approved a letter of support. HR Director Bobbie Danielson gave recommendations to increase one job and change one position to a full-time position, which were…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston will hold its 48th annual Ag Arama Saturday. The event is a chance for agriculture students to display animals they’ve raised. UMC communications specialist Jess Bengston runs down Saturday’s schedule. This year’s Ag Arama will feature showmanship of rabbits and llamas for the first time, along with beef, western–or horses,…
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FERTILE, MN—The halls of Fertile-Beltrami School will be alive with the sound of music Monday afternoon. Fertile-Beltrami choir director Richard Schrom says there will be a solo competition involving several area schools on Monday. How many Fertile-Beltrami students will be involved in the competition? Schrom was asked how difficult it is to get choir students…
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FSA County Executive Director Nathan Peterson joined Tom Lano to discuss this week’s FSA Report! Listen to the full interview below! The FSA Report can be heard every Thursday on KKCQ at 6:55 AM.
Central Lakes College’s Cultural Thursday series presents: Civil Disobedience and the Culture ofthe Civil Rights Movement. The presentation is at noon on Thursday, Feb. 2 in the ChalbergTheatre, Brainerd campus. Presenting will be a panel of Upward Bound Program students and staff and Sociology instructorScott Foster, who were part of a trip last summer that…
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District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2023-01-23 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked snowmobile traffic. Some riders were complacent about properly attaching their registration and trail stickers. Fish house numbers increased despite challenges with lake access. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) worked area snowmobile trails. Activity was busy throughout the weekend. Time was also spent checking…
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Area cancer patients are being supported by the Minnesota Loons. All proceeds from their hockey game Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. against the Alexandria Blizzards at the Breezy Point Sports Center will benefit Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Courage Cabinet. The Courage Cabinet makes the journey a little easier for cancer patients by providing financial…
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Riverwood Healthcare is pleased to announce the hire of Mark Waind, chief information officer consultant. Waind is an accomplished health care executive with 15 years of chief information officer experience. His educational background includes earning a Master of Science degree in Business from the University of St. Mary, Bismarck, N.D. Waind has received a CHCIO…
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FULL RELEASE FROM AITKIN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The purpose of this grant fund is to leverage county funds, private funds and volunteer efforts to increase small business development activities in Aitkin County, with an emphasis on increasing sustained tourism and recreation activities. Several organizations may submit a single application or organizations may apply individually. Organizations…
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Fertile, MN — After a roughly 15-year hiatus, the Fertile-Beltrami Booster Club is back in action! The non-profit organization made up Fertile-Beltrami parents, coaches, alumni, and community members was relaunched earlier this winter with a goal supporting their extracurricular activities. President Ryan Strem talks about how the Fertile-Beltrami Booster Club got back going again. The…
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