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CO Nate Benkofske (McGregor) reports checking snowmobile riders and ice anglers. The heavy snowfalls were enjoyed by the riders, and the cold did not stop many people. Thanks to the local groomers for working hard on the trails. Enforcement action was taken for no angling licenses, expired registration, controlled substances, and illegal-length pike and walleyes.…
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Ada, MN — Now that the Holidays are over, it’s time to get in shape with the Dekko Community Center’s annual fitness challenge. This year’s challenge, however, is less focused on losing weight and geared more towards overall health and fitness. Formerly known as the Weight Loss Challenge, this year’s “Get in Shape Challenge” will…
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Hendrum, MN — One of the big focuses for REACH, the Rural Enrichment and Counseling Headquarters, this past year has been making sure the people in their service area of rural Clay, Norman, and Becker County don’t go hungry. A shining example from this past year was their backpack program, which provides take-home weekend meals…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/4/22) (Brainerd, MN) — Consolidated Telecommunications Company (CTC) has named Greg Springer as their new Chief Financial Officer. Springer brings over 20 years of experience to the position, even serving as Director of Finance at CTC, before previously spending time with Midwest Telephone Company in Parkers Prairie and Unicel. Springer will…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/4/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Aitkin Public School and Activities Director Alex White are seeking assistance from the Aitkin Community on running concessions at home athletic events for January and February. School or Community group or organizations that are willing to help will make $120 a night running 5:15-8:30pm, depending on game…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/4/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office during the last month of 2021 recording dwindling numbers and slight increases on regular calls. We chatted with Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida about the case load from 2021 that ranged from a busy spring and summer of Enbridge pipeline activity to…
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St. Paul, MN — The Minnesota Legislature will reconvene at the end of January and when they do there will be lots to debate. Although the 2022 session is considered a bonding session, it will technically be a budget year following the announcement of a more than $7 billion budget surplus. District 4B Representative Paul…
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Ada, MN — There’s been an alarming number of incidents this winter related to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. 7 people were killed this week in South Moorhead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, 8 people in Shakopee were hospitalized, and another group of individuals at an apartment complex in Fargo also became ill. Without a…
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Norman County, MN — Gary Cares recently launched their annual One-Fund campaign to provide Norman County residents a one-stop shop of sorts for charitable donations. This year’s campaign, however, will focus exclusively on local non-profits. Just like people are encouraged to support our local businesses, Gary Cares President Kari Kirschbaum says they want Norman County…
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The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 12-31-2021 at approximately 3:54 pm, their office received a report of a snowmobile accident on Haven Road north of Highway 115, approximately five miles north of Little Falls, MN in Belle Prairie Township. According to the Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old Brian Anderson of Nisswa, MN was driving a …
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