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Farm & Field Show (5/26)

Thom Petersen – MN Commissioner of Agriculture, MN Department of Agriculture Don Wick – Farm Broadcaster, Red River Farm Network talking with Rush River Seed James Hardy – Manager, CHS Mahnomen Jay Merkens – District Sales Manager, Mustang Seed in Ada, MN Harrison Weber – Executive Director, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Adam Sip…
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May 26, 2022 0

Hill City man charged with 2nd Degree Murder

Press Release from Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office A Hill City man has been charged with second degree murder for the October 2021 shooting death of his brother. Investigators arrested James Robert Hess, 48, Tuesday morning at his home. He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Aitkin County Jail. The victim, identified…
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May 25, 2022 0

Aitkin County Board of Commissioners meeting from May 24th

The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners held their monthly meeting with their Health and Human Services Department from the Government Center Board Room on Tuesday, May 24th. Health and Human Services Director Cynthia Bennett gave her directors update, first concerning funding for Public Health. Good news in the realm on mental health needs, which will see increases…
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May 25, 2022 0

Adopt a Highway volunteers remove 29,500 bags of trash from roads in 2021

Release from Minnesota Department of Transportation: ST. PAUL, Minn. – Thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers helped to keep Minnesota roadsides clean and free of litter in 2021 by picking up more than 29,500 bags of trash from highway ditches, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Across Minnesota, over 1,500 Adopt a Highway groups volunteered…
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May 25, 2022 0

Aitkin County SWCD takes creative approach to AIS with “Photo Finish” contest

The Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District is getting creative this open water season to help further combat Aquatic Invasive Species with a new photo contest for people to win cash or a brand new kayak. Aitkin County SWCD Manager Steve Hughes, in our monthly update, spoke about how the “AIS Photo Finish” contest…
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May 25, 2022 0

Prairie Pines Childcare Center Open House

Prairie Pines Childcare Center in Fosston will have an Open House on Thursday, June 2nd, beginning at 7:00 pm. The open house will be held at the childcare center at 121 Johnson Avenue North in Fosston (formerly the Prairie Pet Clinic building) The process of getting the daycare ready began about 4 years ago. During…
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May 24, 2022 0

Mobile Food Drop in Bagley – May 25th

North Country Food Bank is partnering with United Way of Bemidji Area and the Clearwater County Food Shelf for a mobile food distribution in Bagley on Wednesday, June 25th from noon to 1pm. At the mobile food drop, people can just simply drive up and receive food, no questions asked. Everyone is welcome. Denise Boelter,…
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May 24, 2022 0

Aitkin County TZD to hold Pedestrian Safety Saturation on May 25th

The monthly Aitkin County Toward Zero Deaths coalition held their monthly meeting last week brought a new perspective in pedestrian safety with the roadways becoming more congested with the Memorial Day holiday travel and soon-to-be summer travel plans. We spoke with Aitkin County TZD Coordinator Amy Dotzler after she attended the NE Minnesota TZD Conference…
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May 24, 2022 0

DNR webinars cover walleye fishing basics, youth fishing leagues, Cuyuna recreation area

Release from DNR: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites Minnesotans interested in fishing, wildlife and outdoor skills to tune into upcoming webinars that will discuss youth fishing leagues, muskellunge and the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area. The first webinar, on youth fishing leagues, will be at noon Wednesday, May 25. Join DNR fisheries manager…
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May 24, 2022 0

Sheriff Perryn Hedlund with update

With the Rainy Lake Basin approaching record flood levels, Sheriff Hedlund stopped in to give us an update on the situation and outlook.


May 24, 2022 0