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Explore Minnesota Remains Optimistic About Summer Travel Despite Price Increases

Minnesota — With gas near record highs and inflation driving up the price of pretty much everything, how will that impact the busy summer travel season that lies ahead? Compared to the prices from last year, lodging is up nearly 30%, restaurant and food prices are up around 7%, and gas prices are more than…
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May 17, 2022 0

Dekko Foundation Hosting Open House at Ada Events Center Tuesday

Ada, MN — The Dekko Foundation is celebrating their 40th anniversary by making the rounds in the communities that they serve. Staff from the Dekko Foundation will be hosting an open house today (Tuesday) from 4-6pm at the Ada Events Center where they hope to get reacquainted with the community members and organizations they’ve assisted…
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May 17, 2022 0

Lakes Area United Way announces Llama-Llama-Read-O-Rama details

The Lakes Area United Way are finishing the major details of their annual Llama-Llama-Read-O-Rama event which is set to take place Saturday, July 16th from the Serenity Now Alpaca Farm in Pine River. In our monthly update with LAUW Executive Director Jonathan Aga (Ag-gah) says the Read-O-Rama event comes from the group’s initiative with the…
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May 17, 2022 0

Crow Wing County Highway Maintenance project for week of May 16th

County maintenance crews will perform crack sealing operations on County Road (CR) 107 inPequot Lakes/Nisswa, County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 15 in Gail Lake and JenkinsTownship, and CSAH 17 in Pequot Lakes, early in the week. County contractors will perform crack sealing operations on CSAH 3 and CSAH 4 in LakeEdward Township, and CSAH 3…
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May 16, 2022 0

Law Enforcement respond to Person wanting to harm himself at Riverwood

For Immediate Release On Friday, May 13, 2022, at approximately 1432 hours, the Aitkin Police Department, Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office, and the MN DNR responded to Riverwood Health Care Center with the report of an individual driving to Riverwood to harm himself. Riverwood was contacted to lock down their facility. Officers located the individual inside…
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May 16, 2022 0

CRMC Hospice honored with Award

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center on May 10 was recognized as providing the highest level of quality as measured from the caregiver’s point of view by being named a 2022 Hospice Honors recipient. The award was bestowed by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of billing and coding services, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys, and…
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May 16, 2022 0

CRMC offering exercise for cancer patients this week

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Physical Therapist Nancy Heise will speak about the role of exercise and rehabilitation in the cancer patient’s care plan at CRMC’s Cancer Support Group on Thursday, May 19, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the hospital’s Clinic Conference Room. Heise will also share how physical therapy helps with lymphedema, fatigue management,…
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May 16, 2022 0

Waukon Dairy Construction Update

Waukon, MN — Residents of Norman County and the surrounding communities have been curious on the progress of the new Riverview Dairy in Waukon Township. On Friday afternoon, Riverview Dairy – Waukon Location Site Manager Ron Visser stopped by the R & J Broadcasting studios to provide an update on the construction progress on the…
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May 16, 2022 0

Sheriff Perryn Hedlund on Rainy Lake Basin flooding.

The decision has been made to continue the sandbagging efforts on Sunday and not take a break from the operation. We had hoped to provide volunteers and staff a brief rest before continuing operations on Monday, but the high demand for filled sandbags and the rise in water levels due to the recent rain has…
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May 16, 2022 0

Fertile-Beltrami School Board Recap

Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10th. At the meeting, Activities Director Chad Hitchen provided an update to the board on all the activities, or the lack thereof in some instances due to the wet spring, that are going on in the final month of school.…
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May 16, 2022 0