Lois Lundin Backus Communty Center
Lois talks about some upcoming events that will be held at the Backus Community Center. A Falls High “One Act Play” is discussed as well as the Community Café.
School Matters 1/17/2023
ISD361 Superintendent Kevin Grover talks about the upcoming end to the semester as well as other topics from ISD361. He also welcomes in the new Board Members.
Several Big Projects on the Horizon for Mahnomen County in 2023
Mahnomen, MN — Mahnomen County will continue the planning process for two potential major projects in 2023: A new hospital and a new jail. The new hospital and nursing home has been in the planning stages for the last few years. They were hoping to be building it already, but at nearly $40 million the…
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Tax Conformity Bill Passed to Align with Federal Tax Code
St. Paul, MN — The Minnesota Department of Revenue will open the state Individual Income Tax filing season on Monday, January 23, 2023. This date matches the opening day for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Recently, a bill was signed into law that brings more of Minnesota’s tax code into conformity with the federal tax…
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City of Brainerd to review chicken ordinance during Tuesday’s Council meeting
BRAINERD — The Brainerd City Council is expected to review the number of chickens allowed in city limits during its meeting tonight. A resident voiced concerns about the city’s pet ordinance, which allows residents to have any combination of four dogs, cats or chickens. The resident wanted to have the limit raised, requesting that a flock of four…
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Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge 9th annual Candlelight Ski Event on January 28th
LITTLE FALLS — On January 28 at 5:30pm, The Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge & Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge will host its ninth annual candlelight ski event. The event will begin at moonrise. Activities will include skiing and snowshoeing the Platte River Trail, where 1 mile will be lit with luminaries. Along the route there will be a…
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Snowmobile injury in Cass County
LAKE SHORE — A snowmobile driven by a 26-year-old Maryville, WI man crashed during the Nisswa 100 Snowmobile Race in Cass County Sunday. The man was reportedly seriously injured. The call to emergency services went out around 1:50pm. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Jacobs Road in Lake Shore. According to the…
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Nisswa Fire Dept. puts out Fish Houses on Roy Lake
NISSWA — Two fish houses were destroyed in a fire Saturday while on the ice at Roy Lake in Crow Wing County. The fire was reported around 1:45pm, and the Nisswa Fire Department responded. According to Nisswa Fire Chief Shawn Bailey, when fire crews arrived they found one house engulfed in flames and an adjacent house on…
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Duluth Chamber of Commerce Presidents pleads guilty to DUI
DULUTH- Duluth’s chamber of commerce’s president pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol. The plea means no jail time as long as he stays out of legal trouble until 2025. Matt Baumgartner admitted in a virtual St. Louis County courtroom that he had consumed alcohol before driving a vehicle last fall. He also…
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Lakewood Township man admits to sexual assault of minors
DULUTH- A Lakewood Township man confessed to St. Louis County sheriff’s deputies that he sexually assaulted two minors over the course of several years, according to charges filed this week. Forty-year-old Patrick Neil Bruckelmyer was arraigned Wednesday in State District Court on five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He allegedly told officers that he was…
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