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Twin Valley, MN — Winter fun for everyone is planned over the next couple weeks as part of the annual Twin Valley SnoMo Days. The Twin Valley SnoMo Days is a celebration of winter activities such as snowmobiling, sledding, skating, snow sculpting, and more that dates back to the 1970s when Viking Snowmobiles were manufactured…
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Halstad, MN — The City of Halstad and Halstad Municipal Utilities recently announced that they would be recipients of two $5,000 Clean Energy Resource Team (CERTs)Grants. The CERTs seed grants provide resources to communities for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across Minnesota. The City of Halstad will use the grants to purchase an Electric…
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Following Monday’s school board meeting, we spoke with Pillager Schools Superintendent Mike Malmberg about the reorganizational meeting. Board officers remained the same, with Sara Nagel as Board Chair, Becky Bennett as Vice Chair, Steve Uban returning as Clerk, and Brian Grimsley as Treasurer. School Board compensation remained the same as well at $2400 per year.…
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(BRAINERD, MN) — The Crow Wing County Board held its second regular meeting of the month of January on Tuesday… The board heard a report from Sheriff Scott Goddard, who brought some alarming facts and trends regarding mental health calls to the Sheriff’s office in recent years… Commissioner Steve Barrows and Sheriff Goddard expressed confidence…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/27/22) (Brainerd, MN) — Central Lakes College is inviting the community for their virtual Cultural Thursday presentation on Poland beginning at noon on Thursday, February 3rd. CLC instructor Dr. Ania Antus will discuss Polish culture, history, and economics. She will also spotlight and share her experiences as an accomplished Polish dancer…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/27/22) (Duluth, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be holding another update on Monday, January 31st at 12:15pm to provide updates on the Twin Ports Interchange project in Duluth. To join the virtual meeting, follow the meeting link with this story. For those without internet access, they can join…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/27/22) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor School Board Monday night received an update on the Referendum Building project and talks on their bus fleet while touching on personnel changes from the High School Library. Brain Lonquist with Nexus touched on the week of work ahead for the building expansion for McGregor…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/27/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin County Health and Human Services gave their monthly update from Director Cynthia Bennett and End of Year Fiscal Report from Fiscal Supervisor Carli Goble from the Government Center Board Room Tuesday morning to the Board . Director Bennett has been hard at work in finalizing the…
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By: Mary Balstad marybalstad@rjbroadcasting.com Fosston, MN – The Minnesota High School League competition One Act Play contest will begin this week for the subsections of Section 8A. With area schools getting ready to compete in the spotlight, Fosston High School’s one act is expecting a new look to their competition surroundings. Moving from a subsection…
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Ada, MN — It’s taken more than four months, but Ada Police Chief Jody Bueng says he’s very close to returning back to patrol following a long battle with COVID-19. Bueng was hospitalized with the virus in late September and spent the next few months relying on oxygen to get him through the day. However,…
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