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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2023 year on Tuesday night, January 10th. Included in that was their annual reorganizational meeting where the board appointed officers, set committees, and made the usual designations, according to Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke. Another usual action item for this time…
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Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jon Aga talked about the transition from fundraising season to funding season with their annual Partner Program Funding. They will be accepting applications starting January 17th through February 28th. Nonprofits and businesses from the area can serve on the Vision Council, which reviews applications and gives input on which non-profits should be funded. The full conversation with…
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The next three weekends are going to be full of music and variety at the Ripple Center in downtown Aitkin. Owner Chistine Bright encouraged the public to come tonight at 7, when the venue will host musician Severio Mancieri: Beginning at 7pm tomorrow, The Fractals will entertain with 50’s/60’s surf music. Next weekend will see…
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In the first split decision with newly elected officials, Brainerd School Board members chose private consulting firm PartnerED to help formulate a new strategic plan. Board members weighed during their meeting Monday, Jan. 9. A few alternative options were suggested but board members agreed they wanted to explore all the options available. Members compared several of them side-by-side,…
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Travis Grossman will take over as Confidence Learning Center’s new executive director soon, but help won’t be far. Out-going director Jeff Olson will retire March 1st, capping more than three decades with the East Gull Lake nonprofit. However, he lives adjacent to the campground known as Camp Confidence. Confidence Learning Center provides year-round outdoor educational and…
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Gary Lynn Rognrud was identified as the 83-year-old Palisade man who died in a crash Jan. 10 just west of McGregor. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at about 9 a.m. Rognrud was eastbound on Highway 210 near 257th Avenue in his pickup when he lost control and collided with a box truck traveling west. Rognrud…
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The Mille Lacs Tribal Police Department requested assistance in locating 47-year-old Dylan James Sam, who was last seen Nov. 29 in the Mille Lacs Band Reservation Area. Sam is 5-foot-7 and weighs 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a green jacket with a blue horizontal stripe and red tennis shoes. Anyone who’s seen or knows the…
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BUXTON, ND—Still no decision on whether the Central Valley School will install new lights at the football field. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt says the matter was talked about at Wednesday’s school board meeting, but the talking will continue. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the Central Valley School Board decide to continue discussions on how to…
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Essentia Health is one of the top-performing health care systems in the state, according to the latest Minnesota Health Care Quality Report from Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM), a statewide resource for timely, comparable information on health care quality, costs and equity. Essentia scored significantly above statewide averages on 13 of 21 eligible clinical-quality measures for…
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Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman joined Tom Lano on the January 12th edition of Food for Thought on KKCQ to discuss the dangers of carbon monoxide during the winter months. Tadman explained why carbon monoxide can be so dangerous. It’s important to keep an eye out for potential symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, as Tadman…
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