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Staples, MN – September 2, 2022 — Alex Sauer, MD, joins Lakewood Health System’s medical staff as its newest family medicine physician. Originally from Brainerd, MN, Dr. Sauer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth and Minneapolis. She completed a family medicine residency…
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Living Well: The Weight Loss Series, a new weight loss and lifestyle change program that includes educational classes and group support, is being offered on Wednesdays evenings in Crosby this Fall by Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Medical Weight Management program. In the class, students will be given a meal plan for weight loss along with…
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The recent murder-suicide in Towner County, North Dakota shows how multiple deaths in a small community can affect the people who live there. Monica McConkey, a rural mental health specialist based in Detroit Lakes, says a murder-suicide can be harder to accept than other unexpected deaths. McConkey goes on to talk about the wide-ranging effects…
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(Aitkin, MN) — Entering a brand new school year and wrapping up summer activities focused much of the conversation with Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter. Superintendent Stifter did mention the summer was quieter with remodeling compared to recent years. Even as the school year is about to begin, Aitkin Schools are still in search…
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(Garrison, MN) — This Wednesday, the Wild and Free Animal Rehabilitation will host a ‘Pints for Purpose’ event at Jack Pine Brewery in Baxter. In our monthly conversation with Ashley King from Wild and Free, she talked about a percentage of the sales going right to their non-profit organization. Representatives from Wild and Free will also be on…
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Oak trees stressed by recent drought have been showing symptoms of infestation by twolined chestnut borer, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Twolined chestnut borer is a native wood-boring beetle. The larvae feed beneath the bark of oak trees. Trees stressed and weakened by drought are especially vulnerable, while healthy trees are usually…
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St. Paul, MN: If you’re a Minnesota business sourcing and distributing or serving food, the Statewide Cooperative Partnership for Local and Regional Markets led by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) wants to hear from you this fall. A supply chain survey designed and implemented by the Partnership of…
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Staples, MN – September 2, 2022 — On Wednesday, August 1st, 25 pairs of Skecher shoes were donated to frontline workers at Lakewood Health System, courtesy of the Todd County Corn & Soybean Growers Association. These Skecher’s are made with rubber technology that includes a special polymer containing sustainable soybean oil, as part of a collaboration…
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