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Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, January 10th. At the meeting, the board approved an update to their COVID mitigation measures to reflect the latest CDC guidance. Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says they are shortening the isolation period for positive tests, but still strongly encouraging staff…
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Ada, MN — The proposed new Norman County Highway Department building is another step closer to becoming a reality, however there are still factors at play that can derail the project. The Norman County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing for the roughly $9.6 million building bond, and as there was no public comment,…
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ADA, MN – Benedictine Living Community-Ada, for the second year in a row, has received the top “High-Performing” recognition in the long-term care category, as noted in the recently released 2021-2022 U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Nursing Homes” report. The rating places BLC-Ada among the elite 13% of skilled nursing communities across the country…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, January 10th where they held their reorganization, discussed a new pickup truck, and got news about future projects. After some deliberation, the council approved the purchase of new truck for the Public Works department. However, Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden…
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The Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant celebrates half a century in 2022. Registration is open for the 50th annual Miss Nisswa Scholarship Pageant and 31st annual Little Miss Nisswa Program. This event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the Nisswa Elementary School. All previous royalty are welcome to attend the pageant in…
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(BRAINERD, MN) — The Crow Wing County Board held its first regular meeting of the year 2022 last week… As part of the year-opening business, the board elected Doug Houge as its new chair… The board also made a resolution to send a letter to the Secretary of State regarding the possibility of a forensic…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Home Grown Local Radio learned on the evening of Tuesday January 11th the passing of former ‘Voice of the Gobblers’ and longtime sports announcer Bill Stimac passed away from COVID-19 complications. Stimac was a stalwart announcer for Gobbler Sports and for KKIN Radio. While also filling in…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin School Board meeting from Monday, January 12th established their 2022 Board and conducted other organizational matters from the High School Media Center. Before conducting business for the meeting, current Board Chair Dennis Hasskamp called attention to the tragic passing of students Westin Justen and Isaac…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Crosby, MN) — Plans are in place going into the end of the school year for the Crosby-Ironton School District for Phase 3 of the Referendum Construction projects. In our chat with Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland spoke about how demolition is starting now in preparation for a busy summer. The…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Minnesota) — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is getting a jump start on 2022 road construction projects by clearing trees and brush the state right-of-way in the central part of the state. Tree cutting and brush removal will help clear areas for construction and improve areas of drainage once the…
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