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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/14/22) (Aitkin, MN) — In a very active Aitkin County Board of Commissioners meeting from March 8th, County Administrator Jessica Seibert carved out a few minutes for a brief Administrator’s update from the Government Center Board Room. Of the topics she discussed to Commissioners, conversations with State Legislators on priorities for…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/14/22) (McGregor, MN) — McGregor Public Schools, along with many other school districts across the State, took a proactive approach with guidelines for any adjustments in learning models in the event of a COVID-19 breakdown within the District. In our conversation we had with McGregor Elementary Principal and Superintendent Brad Johnson…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/14/22) (Crosby, MN) — The Crosby City Council meeting Monday night will open up the on-going topic of the use of bicycles on city sidewalks in the downtown area and review requests from City Departments from the City Hall Council Chambers. The Council will take into review applications for the Fire…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (3/14/22) (Crosby, MN) — Cuyuna Regional Medical Center and Chaplain Mark Henson will make a presentation about how being spiritual can help patients cope with their diagnosis and illness at CRMC’s Virtual Cancer Support Group on Thursday, March 17th from 12-1pm. People who are newly diagnosed with cancer, undergoing treatment or…
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Two Middle School Win-E-Mac teams placed 5th and 6th respectively in the VEX IQ Challenge at the State Robotics competition at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud. Their team names were the Winger Whippets and the Mentor Trojans. The competition took place the first weekend in March. On last week’s Win-E-Mac School News…
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MINNEAPOLIS — For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to help meet the needs of COVID-19 patients with a weakened immune system. At the same…
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Like Fosston, many communities are experiencing a childcare shortage. Four years ago the city of Fosston decided to create a committee to help with the provider shortage. The committee determined there was a need, researched funding sources and put a budget together to ensure the business would cash flow. On January 1st, 2021 Leah Faudskar…
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On Thursday, March 10th. the Minnesota House of Representatives approved a package of legislation to help livestock farmers, specialty crop producers, and communities harmed by 2021’s historic drought. The proposal provides grants, loans, and other direct relief for farmers. The funding is targeted to small operations unable to access federal crop insurance. Representative Mike Sundin,…
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Rob Ecklund was live in studio to discuss the topics and issues that are being taken up on the House floor and debated.
Mahnomen, MN — Signs of spring are on the horizon but shortly after that we enter Minnesota’s 5th season, Road Construction Season! Earlier this week on the KRJB Kaleidoscope Program, Mahnomen County Highway Engineer Jon Large previewed some of the road projects that they plan on undertaking in Mahnomen County this summer. Large is a…
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