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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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Dilworth, MN — District 4B Representative Paul Marquart announced today that he won’t be seeking reelection this year, capping an end to more than 20 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He shared the announcement to his followers on Facebook with the following message: “I would like to inform my constituents that I will…
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Hillsboro, ND — Snow Days are Snow Days, not E-learning days, at the Hillsboro School District. When the Hillsboro School cancelled classes this past week due to the blizzard conditions, students weren’t required to log into their Google Classrooms or do any sort of homework. As far as High School Principal Terry Baesler is concerned,…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Norman County East School Board held their first regular monthly meeting of the 2022 year on Tuesday night in Twin Valley. As part of that was the annual board reorganization and committee assignments. Norman County East Superintendent Rob Nudell says there were no major changes this year, other than an…
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Naytahwaush, MN — Get ready for a weekend of curling and partying on ice as the 12th annual Bonspiel returns to Pinehurst Resort and South Twin Lake. Event Coordinator Andy Lavoy says they’ve had to deal with some unique challenges over the past few years, including blizzards, subzero temperatures, and of course COVID, but they’ve…
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Ada, MN — The Ada-Borup-West School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday morning, January 11th. A big of the discussions was the updated CDC quarantine guidelines and new Federal vaccine mandate that impacts employers with more than 100 employees, which includes the Ada-Borup-West School District. Superintendent Aaron Cook says they were hoping the…
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