Weather during the months of September and October can be fickle. As a result, there may be some steamy days left even after summer is long gone. On such days, a light and refreshing meal can be ideal.
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A new club is promoting intergenerational friendship and teaching the art of needle crafts all while providing a much needed service to the community. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mora Library and the East Central Regional Library, the Crochet and Knitting Club had their first meeting Sep…
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Pine Technical and Community College (PTCC) is looking ahead toward a major expansion – constructing almost 30,000 square feet of technical and trades laboratories, classrooms and office spaces, as well as renovating more than 15,000 square feet of existing space for health science programs.
A Kanabec County-wide 0.5% transportation sales and use tax will go into effect Jan 1, 2020. The Kanabec County Board of Commissioners approved the resolution to implement the tax on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
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Nearly half a million firearms deer hunters are preparing for the season that opens Saturday, Nov. 9, and offers opportunity to spend time with friends and family, find adventure outdoors and put venison in the freezer.
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Ogilvie went toe-to-toe with the undefeated Class A team Carlton/Wrenshall last Friday night, Oct. 11, in Carlton. In a back and forth affair the Lions suffered their first loss of the season 34-32. Quarterback Brady Harlan had a great game throwing for five touchdown passes. His fifth touch…
After suffering their first loss of the season last Friday night, Oct. 11, at the hands of Moose Lake/Willow River, the Mustangs looked for a bounce back game and they got it. Mora traveled to Pine City and came away with a 28-6 victory. Nick Nelson had a big game scoring all four touchdowns…
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Paul William Bailey, of rural Mora, died on Thursday, Oct. 10,…
Margery Jane Koll, of Ogilvie, died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019,…
Jayson W. Riley, of Brainerd, died on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019…
Bernice Rothstein, of Mora, died on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, w…
Annette Lynn Lazinski (Bassett), of Brook Park, formerly of Mo…
Opinion
There is a story told about a man in the barber chair who was liberally sprinkling his conversation with profanity; using God’s name in vain. But when the barber thanked him for the money he paid for the haircut, the man said, “Don’t thank me; thank the Lord who gave it to me.” Though we mig…
Last week, thousands of people gathered in Houston to mourn the death of Harris County (Texas) Sheriff’s Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal. Dhaliwal, who was shot dead during a routine traffic stop in a non-hate crime-related ambush, not only served and protected his community as a law enforcement off…
When Minnesotans think of a state agency in disarray, mismanaging millions in taxpayer funds, while touching the lives of nearly one million Minnesotans, they could be excused for thinking about the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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