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Aitkin Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter joined the show to talk about the upcoming Concert Choir’s performance of “Shrek: The Musical”, information on the Facilities Plans and Strategic Planning, and a Special School Board Election on May 9th:
(Palm Springs, FL) — A Florida man who was pulled over for driving 100-miles-an-hour says he was speeding because he was trying to get his girlfriend to a job interview at Taco Bell. Arrest records say 22-year-old Jevon Jackson had three kids in the back of his black Mercedes when he was pulled over in…
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Aitkin Police Chief Paul Ryan covered topics of winter parking, spring traffic concerns, pedestrians and road work ahead, and school activity:
–First off, cold beer for a crowd. Add a cup of rock salt to a bucket of ice to cool down your beer bottles and cans quickly. The salt melts the ice into freezing water, which transfers that energy to chill your beer faster than just using ice by itself. –No bottle opener? Use a…
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Tim Moore from the Lakes Area Food Shelf updates us on their progress of fundraising to make the physical space needed for the community resource hub a reality. Pequot Lakes Dairy Queen is helping those fundraising efforts by declaring Tuesday March 28th, 2023 Minnesota FoodShare Day.
For the first time since 2019, the First Care Foundation will be holding their Tango & Cash fundraiser in Fosston this Saturday! Mark Finstad and Evan Fonder, Chair and Vice Chair of the First Chair Foundation, joined Tom Lano on KKCQ’s Food for Thought program to discuss the event. Finstad shared what is the Tango…
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Erik Flowers, Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer, informs our listeners of the MN Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, including the latest regarding the State Soldier’s Assistance Program (SSAP) and their dental and optical assistance.
–Video games really downplay how tough it is to crouch walk. –We spend our entire lives inside our minds, only experiencing the outside world through the lens of our perception. (OOOoooooo, soooo deep with that one) –A job interview feels like a conversation between two liars, both of which know the other is lying. –A…
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(Uniontown, PA) — An investigation is underway after a high school librarian allegedly came to school drunk in Uniontown. District officials say 51-year-old Shawn Chory had been placed on administrative leave after showing up drunk to the school on the morning of Tuesday, March 14th. Chory had just been hired as the baseball coach last…
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