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Santa Day & Dollars for Scholars Turkey Bingo this Saturday at Twin Valley Community Center

Twin Valley, MN — It’s a busy week at the Twin Valley Community Center. The Twin Valley Community Boosters kicked off their annual Parade of Trees on Wednesday and this Saturday, December 3rd they’ll host a visit from Santa and the Dollars for Scholar’s will put on their annual Turkey Bingo. Santa Day will run…
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December 1, 2022 0

Anderson Family Funeral Home Hosting Holiday Hope Open House

Mahnomen, MN — The Anderson Family Funeral Home in Mahnomen and Twin Valley is hosting a Holiday Hope Open House at each location this next week. Everyone is welcome to stop in and enjoy refreshments while gathering information on simple, creative, and empowering ways to manage the holiday season when you are missing someone you…
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December 1, 2022 0

Lake Park-Audubon School Board News & Notes From November 28th Meeting

Lake Park, MN — The Lake Park-Audubon School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, November 28th where they approved the new Strategic Plan for the district. The previous Strategic Plan had not been updated in a while, so Lake Park-Audubon Superintendent Dr. Tim Godfrey says they’ve been working on putting together a new…
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December 1, 2022 0

Pierz Mayor Dave Fischer recaps November 28th City Council meeting

The City of Pierz held their second meeting in the month of November on Monday with a public hearing for 2023 payable taxes and the next steps in filling the open City Treasurer position. Mayor Dave Fischer said the meeting started off with the swearing in of a new police officer. Fischer said the public…
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December 1, 2022 0

Cuyuna Fire, Police present checks to non-profit organizations

The Cuyuna Fire and Police Department sold “4th of July” themed patches and all proceeds went to the Homeless and Wounded Warriors program. We are proud to announce we raised $1,000.00 for their program. The Homeless & Wounded Warriors Organization based out of Emily, Minnesota that supports past & present members of our military as…
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November 30, 2022 0

USDA Rural Development Seeks Applications to Support Minnesota Entrepreneurs to Create Jobs for Rural Minnesota

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs for people in rural America. USDA is making this funding available under the Rural Business Development Grant program to support business opportunities or business enterprise projects in rural communities. Eligible entities are rural…
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November 30, 2022 0

DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)

CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) spent time doing equipment maintenance and following up on big-game cases. Litter complaints were followed up on. Griffith would like to give a reminder to keep safety in mind now that ice is beginning to form on waters across the state. CO Nate Benkofske (McGregor) investigated post-deer-season reports from the public.…
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November 30, 2022 0

Christmas Tea in Aitkin

The Friends of the Aitkin Public Library are holding their annual Christmas Tea on Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. Enjoy holiday music, Christmas cookies, and, of course, tea!   All ages are welcome, and registration is required for each individual attending. Register today by visiting the events calendar at ecrlib.org or…
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November 30, 2022 0

RSV Impacting the Community

Ada, MN — Sickness is making its rounds through the community and in a variety of different forms. While that’s not new coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID is perhaps of least concern at the moment. Nurse Tracy Johnson of Norman-Mahnomen Public Health says of all the different illnesses impacting the community right now,…
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November 30, 2022 0