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Perley, MN — All signs are pointing towards complete flood protection for the city of Perley as soon as next summer. The Wild Rice Watershed District has officially received grant approval from FEMA to complete the Highway 75 road raises through town. Without the grant, Perley residents would have had to wait for the Minnesota…
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An Indiana man, fed up with car thieves targeting his vehicle and the items inside, tried to teach them a lesson — by setting his own car on fire. 26-year-old Austin Bristoe was arrested and charged with arson for setting fire to his 1998 Buick. Police arrived at the scene to find Bristoe standing next…
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St. Paul, MN — Thursday, the Minnesota House approved legislation authored by Rep. Liz Olson (DFL – Duluth) to expand Earned Sick and Safe Time benefits to all Minnesota workers. The bill passed on a vote of 69-54. The legislation would ensure, at a minimum, one hour of paid Earned Sick and Safe Time for…
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Jim Mayne from Deerwood Civic & Commerce joined the program to talk the 25th annual Outdoor & Gun Show coming up March 4-5 from the Deerwood Auditorium with many regular features of the DNR’s Mini “Wall of Shame”, concessions, outdoor displays, and more:
–Cut soft foods like a professional chef. Use some unscented floss to cut those soft foods cleanly. –Prevent messy cupcakes by baking the cupcakes in ice cream cones instead of liners. –Once you’ve made a bag of microwave popcorn, open the bag a touch. Then, turn it upside down and shake it over the trash…
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Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, joins the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to update us on some of the current Minnesota legislative information affecting our area.
Veronica Lundquist and Kaysie Maleski from the Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District joined the show to talk about the Native Plants and Trees Open House on February 23rd from the Aitkin Public Library and more information the Native Plant and Trees Sales:
Committee members of the Legendary Women of Brainerd Public Schools, Sherri Delahunt and Joey Halvorson, give us a history of the Legendary Women of Brainerd and talk about the Legendary Women Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony coming up on March 2nd, 2023.
–Dad jokes are where a man’s creative energies go when it is no longer appropriate to use pick up lines. –People who own big houses or apartments will never know the joy of vacuuming the whole house in 5 minutes using one outlet. –Smart TVs aren’t going to be technically smart until they can increase…
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