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McGregor School District not offering free meals for upcoming school year

Post from Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson from the McGregor School District #4 Facebook page: I want to make our families aware that there will not be free meals provided by the government this year as they have done for the previous two years because of Covid. We also did not qualify for the…
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July 14, 2022 0

Tom Lehman, CRMC to host ‘Cruising for Charity’ event August 21st

Join Tom Lehman, Minnesota’s most decorated golfer, aboard Cragun’s North Star luxury yacht on Sunday, Aug. 21, and sail away on Gull Lake while raising funds for healthcare at Cruising for Charity, an exclusive fundraising event benefitting Cuyuna Regional Medical Center’s Charitable Fund. Cruising for Charity is part of the inaugural CRMC Championship Golf Tournament…
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July 14, 2022 0

Mahnomen County FSA Reminds Farmers & Ranchers to Report Storm Damage

Mahnomen, MN — This summer has been a bumpy one with severe weather almost every week. Throughout the region there has been high winds, hail, and even tornadoes. For farmers and ranchers, the Farm Service Agency is asking them to report to your local FSA office if you’ve had any damage from this summer’s storms,…
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July 14, 2022 0

Fertile City Council News & Notes from July 11th Meeting

Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, July 11th where they discussed a number of current and upcoming facility projects that they are involved in. The biggest of which is the Community Center overhaul. The council received some preliminary estimates from the architects on some of the…
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July 14, 2022 0

Mahnomen County Exploring Possibility of Building New Jail

Mahnomen, MN — Could a new jail be on the horizon for Mahnomen County? During a recent visit on the KRJB Kaleidoscope, Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther shared some of their recent troubles with jailing and some potential future options for the county moving forward. Mahnomen County currently contracts with Tri-County Community Corrections in Crookston…
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July 14, 2022 0

Aitkin County Board approve Community Grants, Rum River 1W1P at July 12th meeting

(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin County Board of Commissioners Meeting from Tuesday, July 12th featured further talks on the Run River 1 Water, 1 Plan from the Government Center Board Room. The Board heard from Economic Development Coordinator Mark Jeffers on awarding a pair of Community Grants totaling just over $14,000. Those grants were awarded…
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July 13, 2022 0

Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce still hiring, underway with membership drive

(Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce, in between summer events while preparing for Riverboat Days, is continuing to not only bring in a new member to their organization but also are working to expand their membership. Our monthly conversation with Chamber Executive Director Taylor Erickson highlighted the Chamber’s need for personnel in the office…
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July 13, 2022 0

Lake Superior Zoomobile Visit at the McGregor Library

Join us at the McGregor Public Library for a visit from the Lake Superior Zoomobile starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29.  In this hour-long program, animal experts from the Lake Superior Zoo will teach us all about categories of creatures. We’ll discover how scientists sort animals into groups based on how they look and…
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