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Brainerd City Council members agreed on a name for the new city snowplow. Plow Bunyan will replace Cousin Eddie, the dump/plow truck which was retired this year. 37 name choices were presented to residents in June. The top three vote-getters were presented to the council Monday night. Plow Bunyan was also the top vote-getter of…
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Some MNSure Medical Assistance renewal forms were due July 31, but Minnesotans who were supposed to submit them by that deadline have a bit of a reprieve. The renewals are now not due until the end of August. The forms should be submitted as soon as possible anyway, along with any required documentation, to keep…
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A two-vehicle crash in Aitkin County Saturday morning left a 67-year-old Aitkin man injured.Sometime around 11am, the two vehicles were heading the same direction on Hwy 210. 21-year-old Tate Kuppich, also of Aitkin, was driving a pickup and made contact with the car driven by Gary Weston. Weston suffered no-life-threatening injuries and was not transported…
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DFL Rep. Dan Wolgamott was cited with two DWI misdemeanors last month. The Kanabec County Attorney’s Office made the announcement Monday. The charges are for fourth degree driving while intoxicated and DWI-operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. The July 7 arrest came after Wolgamott was witnessed drinking in…
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Red Lake school nurse Charmaine Branchaud has been named a 2023 Immunization Champion by the Association of Immunization Managers and the Minnesota Department of Health. Branchaud was named an Immunization Champion for her extensive career promoting immunization and her recent efforts that saw the overall immunization rate rise from 84% to 94% in Kindergarten through…
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The Flom Area Lions will be holding the annual Corn Feed on Sunday, August 13. Butch Johnson of the Flom Area Lions highlights the event. The Flom Area Lions will also be holding a pancake feed at the end of the month. More information on the Flom Area Lions and their future events can be…
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Nancy Jensen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pioneer Memorial Care Center, gives a heartfelt update on the recent announcement of the facilities closure. Nancys family has shared a long legacy of involvement with the facilities. After the nursing home closed in June of this year the board was hopeful to keep the Country…
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Hillsboro, ND – The Hillsboro Public School Board met in regular session Thursday morning. Before the regular meeting, Superintendent, Paula Suda, and Icon Architectural Group’s Director of Project Development and Community Engagement, Kyle Kvamme facilitated a school and community meeting on the ongoing referendum process. Topics of discussion included the layout and design elements of…
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The Dekko Foundation has awarded two grants to the Ada-Borup-West School District. Barry Rochford, the Dekko Foundation’s strategic communications officer, gives us details. Rochford tells us how to apply for a Dekko Foundation grant. The Dekko Foundation invests in projects and programs that help build knowledge, skills and character in children and young people up…
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FINLEY, ND—Law enforcement and emergency crews in Steele County will have a training exercise Monday at Hope-Page High School in Hope. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says the exercise will simulate a full-scale emergency response to an active shooting scenario. The Steele County Sheriff’s Department and Emergency Management Department will be involved, along with the…
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