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Isle’s Miller named school’s Triple A winner, selected as Sub-Section 18 winner

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/17/22) (Isle, MN) — Isle High School Senior Daniel Miller was recently named as the school’s Triple A Award winner and was also selected as the Sub-Section 18 AAA Award winner. Ranked #9 for the Mille Lacs Raiders Wrestling Team, Miller has accomplished All-Conference honors in baseball, All-District honors in Football,…
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January 17, 2022 0

Cold weather talks with Aitkin Superintendent Dan Stifter

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/17/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Predicting the weather for school districts to either hold school or not is a constant topic of conversation during the winter months, which does take a lot of consideration on multiple factors. In our conversation we had recently with Aitkin Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter he did mention…
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January 17, 2022 0

Central Lakes College Monthly Update with Dr. Hara Charlier – January 2022

(BRAINERD, MN) — This week, we reached out to Dr. Hara Charlier, president at Central Lakes College, for our monthly chat with the school… Dr. Charlier mentioned the recent grand opening of the school’s new multicultural center… She also discussed the school’s approach to COVID with the Omicron variant making waves… In our full conversation…
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January 14, 2022 0

‘Ranger Made’, CTE Building waiting for right time for grand opening

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/14/22) (Crosby, MN) — The next step in showing off the new CTE Building at the Crosby-Ironton School District is coming together with students making strides at showcasing their work of “Ranger Made” and their manufacturing compact. In our chat with Crosby-Ironton Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland mentioned that Ranger Made’s handiwork…
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January 13, 2022 0

Aitkin School Board approve Chair, Vice Chair; talks OSHA Mandate at January 10th meeting

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin School Board meeting from Monday, January 12th established their 2022 Board and conducted other organizational matters from the High School Media Center. Before conducting business for the meeting, current Board Chair Dennis Hasskamp called attention to the tragic passing of students Westin Justen and Isaac…
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January 12, 2022 0

Preparation for Phase 3 construction at C-I Schools already going

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/13/22) (Crosby, MN) — Plans are in place going into the end of the school year for the Crosby-Ironton School District for Phase 3 of the Referendum Construction projects. In our chat with Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland spoke about how demolition is starting now in preparation for a busy summer. The…
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January 12, 2022 0

Sorenson named Board Chair, Doten Vice Chair at McGregor School Board meeting on January 10th

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/12/22) (McGregor, MN) — The McGregor School Board Monday night held a special session and their Organizational meeting to review personnel matters and establish their Board for 2022. During the Organizational Meeting, The Board moved to elect Heather Sorenson as Chair, Larry Doten as Vice Chair, Pat Scollard as Clerk and…
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January 11, 2022 0

C-I Superintendent talks cold weather and holding schools in latest update

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/11/22) (Crosby, MN) — In our most recent conversation with Crosby-Ironton Schools Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland the topic of decision making of holding school with subzero temperatures during children arriving and the multiple factors that go into those decisions was discussed at length. Dr. Skjeveland first spoke about ultimately the decision…
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January 10, 2022 0

Pine River-Backus Schools Senior Reminder for Yearbook, Sno Daze Candidates, and Robotics sign-up

From the PRB School Announcements: Reminder all seniors that your Senior Picture, baby or toddler picture, and your Senior quote are due January 17th. (Earlier this fall there was an email sent to all seniors.) If you are not able to get it in by the deadline, we may not be able to include you.…
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January 8, 2022 0

Candlelight Service for Two Aitkin students set for tonight

By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (1/5/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Candlelight Services have been set for Two Aitkin High Schools Students who passed away in a recent snowmobile incident. According to a post on the Aitkin Public Schools Facebook page, service for Isaac Fulton and Westin Justen will take place Wednesday, January 5 at 6:30pm at St.…
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January 5, 2022 0