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DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)

CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked muzzleloader hunters who were taking advantage of additional snow cover. Ice anglers were checked and an increase in numbers of motorized vehicles was found on the lakes. Verkuilen also attended training and prepped gear for winter. CO Victoria Griffith (Isle) checked ice anglers on Mille Lacs Lake. Walleye-fishing success was…
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Aitkin County Economic Development Broadband update

A Release from Aitkin County Economic Development: Congratulations to Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative and Paul Bunyan Communications, for receiving the Border to Border grant award. These awards will continue to improve our broadband capabilities in many areas of Aitkin County. Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative (MLEC) – Phase 6 MLEC Fiber to the Home – GRANT…
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Truth in Taxation

Betsy Zaren with Koochiching County presents the taxation numbers for FY2023 at the Truth in Taxation meeting that was held 12-13-22.


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AAA FORECASTS 112.7 MILLION AMERICANS TO TRAVEL FOR YEAR-END HOLIDAYS

BUNSVILLE, MN., (December 13, 2022) – ’Tis the season to travel, and AAA estimates 112.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home from December 23 to January 2. That’s an increase of 3.6 million people compared to last year and the third busiest since AAA began tracking in 2000. In the West…
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Ada-Borup-West School Board Approved Levy with Tax Decrease

Ada, MN — Ada-Borup-West School District property owners will see a decrease on their tax statement– at last night’s truth in taxation meeting, with no public in attendance to hear the presentation from Superintendent Aaron Cook, the board took action to approve the tax levy with a 14 percent decrease from what was shown on…
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Mahnomen EDA Receives Blandin Grandin for Free PC’s

Mahnomen, MN — Thanks to a grant from the Blandin Foundation, the Mahnomen County EDA will be able to distribute 50 PC’s to People free of charge. Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says they were awarded the Blandin Foundation’s “Broadband for Communities” Grant aimed at increasing access to technology to the community. Blandin Foundation is…
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Mahnomen School Board Approves Levy & Holds World’s Best Workforce Presentation

Mahnomen, MN — The Mahnomen School Board held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, December 12th where they approved their final levy and held their annual World’s Best Workforce presentation. With the finalizing of their tax levy for the 2023 calendar year, Mahnomen Superintendent Jeff Bisek says their tax impact will actually go down…
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FSA Encouraging Producers to Participate in Census of Agriculture

Ada, MN — The 2022 Census of Agriculture is being sent out to farmers and ranchers across the United States and James Kruize, Norman and Clay County FSA Director, is encouraging area folks who receive them to fill them out. The Census of Agriculture provides the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data…
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Lake Park City Council News & Notes from December 12th Meeting

Lake Park, MN — The final meeting of the year was a busy one for the Lake Park City Council, who met on Monday, December 12th. At the meeting, the council held their truth-in taxation and set their final levy with an increase of 15%. Lake Park City Administrator Lonnie Nuener says this was the…
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CP Holiday Train Makes Stop in Mahnomen Today!

Mahnomen, MN — The CP Holiday and is back on its rail and will return to the city of Mahnomen tonight after a two-year hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CP Holiday Train, which is expected to arrive in Mahnomen at 4:20pm today, brings live music from recording artists Alan Doyle and Kelly Prescott and…
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