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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Operating Room Charge Nurse and Robotic Coordinator Sarah Oehrlein, R.N., of Brainerd recently achieved Robotic Care Specialist accreditation through the Surgical Review Corporation, recognizing that she goes above and beyond supporting patients and surgeons before, during, and after surgery. The Care Specialist accreditation program recognizes elite allied health team members who…
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District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2023-01-10 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked lake activity where rough ice, slush and snow continued to impede access. Snowmobiles and ATVs have been the preferred means of access resulting in violations for registration, safety training, and no helmets on juveniles. Trapping activity was monitored where deep snow was…
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FSA County Executive Director Nathan Peterson joined Tom Lano to discuss this week’s FSA Report! Listen to the full interview below! The FSA Report can be heard every Thursday on KKCQ at 6:55 AM.
A 58-year-old man died in a vehicle crash Tuesday in Aitkin County. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at 8:48 a.m. on Highway 65 in McGrath. Edward McCoy Casterlow was northbound on Highway 65 in a semitrailer, when the vehicle left the road and rolled into the ditch, coming to a rest on its passenger…
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A 10-year-old Brainerd girl was injured in a crash with a semitrailer Monday in Baxter. The Minnesota State Patrol reported the crash at around 3p.m. A semitrailer, driven by 48-year-old Scottie G. Mishler of Garden City, Kansas, was in the turnaround of Highway 371 and Birchdale Road, partially blocking lanes of traffic, when it was…
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Naytahwaush, MN — Pinehurst Resort will be busy this weekend as they welcome back their 13th annual Bonspiel on South Twin Lake. Bonspiel is a three-day outdoor curling tournament and party on the ice, and it gets underway this Friday at 4pm and wraps up on Sunday evening. The ice is ready to go and…
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Crookston, MN — Just months away from being operational, the Ag Innovation Campus in Crookston invited the media on Wednesday to tour the new soybean crushing and research facility. When operational, the Ag Innovation Campus will serve as an incubator for agricultural innovations with the hope of creating new and unique products from our locally…
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The Aitkin School Board held their first meeting of 2023 on Monday. Part of it was used as the Organizational Meeting. The Officer Elections included:Chair – Dawn HouserVice Chair – Roland Hill; Clerk – Jen Burgos; Treasurer – Holly Midrum Meetings will take place the 3rd Monday of each month. The Board approved yearly renewals of…
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Earlier this week on KKCQ’s Food for Thought, Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee joined Tom Lano to discuss the potential upgrades that have been long overdue for the county’s waste management, headlined by improvements for the incinerator. Regarding funding, Lee mentioned that potential funding could be on its way from a potential bonding bill or…
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A total of $5,715 was raised for area Hospice patients through Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s 38th annual Tree of Love fund-raising event held in December. Donations from the event honored 326 loved ones. The amount raised compares to $7,410 donated in honor of 458 loved ones last year and $5,025 donated in honor of 351 people in…
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