The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that 16 more counties will be placed under burning restrictions, beginning on April 22 at 8 a.m. These restrictions are put in place each spring to reduce the occurrence of wildfires, which can damage homes and other personal property.
Measles is on the Rise. Are You and Your Child Protected? As of April 4, 2011, there have been 15 confirmed cases of measles in Minnesota. Twelve of the cases have been linked to a case that acquired infection in Kenya (13 total), one case acquired infection in Florida and …
BACKUS - Students, educators, parents and members of the public who are interested in education and military service opportunities offered by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., are invited to attend an information session from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday, May 4 at the Backus American Legion.
ST PAUL, Minn.-The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently announced a nearly $900 million transportation construction program for 2011 that will increase safety, improve mobility, expand capacity and preserve infrastructure statewide.
Lake Country Power members in the Leech Lake and surrounding areas will be without power starting 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 19. The cooperative will be repairing connections in the Onigum Substation. The outage will last 1 hour and will affect members along the south shore of Leech Lake, including Diamond …
BACKUS - "Plants and Potluck," the Backus American Legion's annual garden show, will be held beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the post's clubrooms at Hwys. 371 and 87 West.
NORTHFIELD - Holly Belgum, from Remer, Minn., is among the more than 900 St. Olaf College students who will be recognized for academic achievement at the college's annual Honors Day convocation on Friday, May 6.
The DNR ATV class registration is at 9 a.m., on Saturday, May 21, at the Longville Fire Hall. The course includes, instruction review, test and grading. Following completion of the written tests, students will take the ride portion of the test at the Musky House storage shed area.
HACKENSACK - Residents and visitors in the Hackensack area will be able to keep up their summer reading through the Hackensack Lending Library, which will be opening in a log building in the area of the city dock/beach. The library will be open May through September.
Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch recently announced that the Sheriff's Office will begin to utilize a new communications service, effective May 1, 2011. This system will allow the Sheriff's Office to send important, valuable community information directly to residents using cell phone and e-mail technology.
OUTING - The Outing Senior Club will sponsor AARP Driving Courses at the Outing/Crooked Lake Town Hall. Two four-hour refresher classes will be held, one on Thursday, May 12, from noon until 4 p.m. The second refresher course with be on Monday, May 23, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The phrase "No news is good news," is not the case when it comes to Northland Community Schools receiving cost estimates on the water damage at Longville School. At Thursday's School Board Meeting in Outing, Interim Superintendent Dr. Ron Bratlie told the board the insurance adjuster has completed his findings, …
In a meeting held Wednesday evening at the Family Center in Longville, the Building and Grounds Committee of ISD #118 reviewed the proposals for the Longville Elementary School building and grounds. Bids from GLACC, the Joint Powers entity of Kego Township and the City of Longville, and a bid from …
"A Cup of Friendship," is the theme for a ladies event, on Saturday, April 16, at the Longville Bible Chapel. The event is open to all ladies of the area.
