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(Brainerd, MN) — Quickly winding down the month of September, the Lakes Area United Way will be launching their Campaign Season to usher in another round of fundraising for their local non-profit organizations and partner sponsors. In our monthly conversation with Lakes Area United Way Executive Director Jonathan Aga spoke about this year’s theme for campaign…
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(DULUTH, MINN.) — Registration will open on Saturday, October 1 for the 2023 Grandma’s Marathon weekend, which hosted more than 20,000 runners this past summer in reaching the organization’s first total sellout since 2016. Helped by wonderful weather for runners, the 2022 race weekend saw perhaps the event’s highest-ever number of personal records run across the…
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The Lakes Area Music Festival kicks off its fall programming on Friday, September 30 with a concert of vocal jazz and showtunes featuring audience favorite, Broadway soprano Andrea Ross. The performance will take place at the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts beginning at 7:30 p.m. Ross will bring a program of familiar tunes from the…
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Baxter, MN (September 21, 2022) – Applications are now being accepted for the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FSC) scholarship program. As part of Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union’s continued efforts to support students and their families in their financial education journey, we encourage those that qualify to apply for this scholarship opportunity available exclusively…
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BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close and detour Green Gables Road/Crow Wing County Road 126 at Highway 371 east of Gull Lake, Brainerd, to reconstruct the entrance and replace an underground pipe. The road will close between Highway 371 and Joannes Drive NW on Monday, Sept. 26 and reopen by Friday, Oct. 7. County…
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BAXTER, Minn. –Due to rainy weather received last week, the Business Highway 371 intersection at Buffalo Hills Lane and Industrial Park Road will remain closed in south Brainerd until Monday, Sept. 26. Crews have yet to pave the gravel road surface, and dry weather is necessary to complete this task. Access continues as follows: Buffalo Hills…
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Minnesota’s regular waterfowl season opens a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 24, with the same regulations as last year. Minnesota has three waterfowl hunting zones — north, central and south — that share the Sept. 24 season opener but have varying end dates. The central and south zones also have a mid-season closure Oct.…
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On 09/21/22, at approximately 1326 hours, the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office 911 center receiveda call of an active shooter at the International Falls High School. International Falls Police DepartmentSchool Resource Officer Ballejo was at the school at the time of the call and reported there was no signof a shooting at the school. Officer Ballejo…
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MAHNOMEN, MN–Students in Mahnomen have been learning about wild rice harvesting this week. Mahnomen Activities Director Aimee Pederson says a field trip was part of that learning. Pederson says students will also hear from community members about ricing. Pederson says Mahnomen’s Indian Education program has played a big part in this week’s lessons on ricing. …
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Twin Valley, MN — For the first time since 2019, the St. Williams Catholic Church in Twin Valley will welcome all back to their annual Fall Dinner and Bazaar this Sunday, September 25th from 11-1pm following mass at a special time of 9am. The dinner will feature their special grilled turkey and ham, mashed potatoes,…
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