Hwy 6 Remer traffic control change July 29
DULUTH, Minn. – Highway 6 in Remer construction will have a traffic control change starting on Friday, July 29. Westbound traffic traveling on Hwy 6/Hwy 200/Main Street on a single lane. Eastbound traffic will be detoured on Hwy 6/Park Avenue to Mill Street to Forestry Avenue before returning to Hwy 6/Hwy 200/Main Street. The signal systems…
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Crow Wing County Highway maintenance for the week of August 1st
County maintenance crews will perform spray patching operations on County Road 159, Monday, and Tuesday in Oak Lawn Township, and on County Road 144, Wednesday, and Thursday in Long Lake Township. County maintenance crews will perform bridge maintenance work on the following County State Aid Highway bridges Monday and Tuesday: CSAH 66 over Daggett channel…
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Ackerman art to be displayed at Coco Moon Coffee Bar
Brainerd, MN – Coco Moon Coffee Bar will showcase the collage work of Brainerd artist Lisa Ackerman throughout the month of August. Ackerman creates her collage paper through a process called monoprinting. This method employs a gel plate, acrylic paint, and a variety of tools to create a singularly unique, or mono, print. She then…
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Mahnomen City Administrator Resigns
Mahnomen, MN — The City of Mahnomen will soon begin the search once again for a new City Administrator. The Mahnomen City Council held a special meeting on Monday night, July 25th to accept the resignation of Kari Kirschbaum. Kirschbaum served as the City Administrator for just over a year after taking over for Mitch…
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Upcoming Norman County 4-H Events
Ada, MN — A couple of upcoming 4-H events for area youth. On Tuesday, August 9th, those who completed 6th grade and up can come learning all there is to know about the Basic to Livestock Marketing. Participants will learn the importance of livestock marketing, catalog development, livestock photography, advertising, and animal management. The session…
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Lake Park-Audubon School Board News & Notes
Lake Park, MN — More News and Notes from this week’s Lake Park-Audubon School Board meeting held on Monday night. The school board approved the purchase of a pair of used buses as well as entering into a lease agreement for new buses, which is something new for the district. Lake Park-Audubon Superintendent Dr. Tim…
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Hawley School Board Examining Options for Potential Referendum
Hawley, MN — The Hawley School Board is getting closer to determining whether or not to move forward with a November referendum that could have district residents voting on a new middle school. Running out of space due to booming enrollment, a task force has been meeting with consultants over the past several months to…
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City of Baxter to close Knollwood Drive starting August 3rd
Knollwood Drive from TH 210 to Timberlane Drive will be closed to traffic on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for watermain construction in the Foley Road and Knollwood Drive intersection. Please plan to utilize alternate routes on Wednesday, August 3rd. The purpose of this notice is to let you know…
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Declining water levels in parts of state
affecting boat launches and retrievals
Release from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Low water levels, resulting from below-average rainfall in much of the southern third of Minnesota in June and July, are making boat launching and retrieval challenging at many lakes and rivers, especially in the Twin Cities metro area. When water levels decline, less of the boat ramp is…
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