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Bagley, MN — As the snow melts and the ground thaws, this is the time of year when our local county and townships roads can become very difficult to navigate. They can become muddy, rutted, eroded, and even completely washed out. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson is asking drivers to drive with caution, stay off…
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Fosston, MN — The Polk County Board of Commissioners are looking into new radios for Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Commissioner Joan Lee provided an update on the most recent board meeting and Polk County happenings while on the KKCQ Food for Thought Program this week. Lee says the current radios being used the Sheriff’s Office…
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Halstad, MN — The Halstad Business League is looking to “heat up” the old high school gym this Saturday, March 19th with an Adult Co-ed Volleyball Tournament. The tournament is full with 8 teams featuring competitors from all around Norman County. It’s also open to the public to come and watch and cheer on your…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Board of Commissioners awarded the bond for their new Highway Department building at their meeting on Thursday, March 17th. The bond rate that was approved was 3.0559%, which was slightly higher than the original estimates but still low enough for the county to officially move forward with a new…
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March is National Athletic Training Month, and Essentia Health is proud of our longstanding partnership with the Brainerd School District. For more than 25 years, Essentia has provided sports medicine services for the district and its student-athletes. A new five-year contract was agreed upon last July that will allow Essentia’s trainers to collaborate with the…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given approval to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) state-specific use restrictions for three dicamba herbicide products during the 2022 growing season in Minnesota. The restrictions are aimed at curbing off-site movement of the products. The affected dicamba formulations are Engenia by BASF, Tavium…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public Library, as part of the East Central Regional Library system, will be opening their book club on Wednesday, March 23rd from 1-2pm and run the 4th Wednesday of each month. This book club is recommended for adults, 18 and older, and no registration is…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Northland Arboretum, in partnership with Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, are now accepting nominations for their first Environmental Stewardship Award, which will recognize the significant contributions to the protection and improvement of the natural resources by the area residents and businesses. “The award is designed to enhance…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Jaques Art Center in Aitkin will be fostering your artistic needs throughout 2022 with monthly art classes. In our monthly update with Barden Heft from the Jaques Art Center he gave a small look at what lies ahead going into the summer with the upcoming classes.…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/18/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Toward Zero Deaths Coalition held their monthly meeting on Tuesday as they prepare for events this Spring while releasing information on crashes across Minnesota. Coordinator Amy Dotzler opened the meeting with a review of an open letter about TZD with the Aitkin Independent Age.…
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