The Aitkin American Legion did the fall highway cleanup along Hwy. 47 Sept. 28. Jerry Nelson’s home was used as a base. Pictured, those that braved the rain and wind are: Barb Jones, Stan Jones, Terry Hanson, Gary Johnson and Arvilla Unzeitig. Not pictured is John Born.
Tickets sold out at the door for the Aitkin Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Taste of Aitkin event. Over 140 attended the event hosted at the 40 Club Convention Center in Aitkin. The event was sponsored by 14 local businesses.
Gas ballooners from New Mexico interrupt Sally Bowser’s morning coffee
Preventing waste and giving back to the community is the goal, said Lt. Robert Gorecky of Aitkin
Area Neighbors Giving Elderly Live-in Services (ANGELS) was established in 2004 as a community-based program dedicated to providing assistance to seniors aged 60+ residing within Aitkin County so they would be able to live in their homes safely, independently and with dignity for as long as …
For the third consecutive year, reforms enacted in 2017 have helped reduce or hold flat individual market health insurance rates after years of double-digit increases following the implementation of Obamacare in Minnesota.
Senior Diners Club model extended to more area dining establishments
On Oct. 10, the McGregor School Board met with Bruce Miles, from Big River Group, to discuss recent survey results.
For Fire Prevention Week, kindergarten and first grade students at Rippleside were given rides on Aitkin Fire Department’s first fire truck: a 1929 American LaFrance, driven by Bob Nicko. The kindergarten group shown was given a ride on city streets near the elementary school.
On Oct. 11 at approximately 9:19 p.m., during the varsity football game at Veterans Field in Aitkin, Jackson Pfister, 15-year-old football player from Esko High School, collapsed on the field. Pfister was transported by North Memorial Ambulance to Riverwood Healthcare Center with a serious m…
The McGregor Mercuries football team is no stranger to high-scoring games;
The 11-13 Aitkin Gobbler volleyball team lost twice last week to a pair of 13-7 teams, Milaca and Staples-Motley.
Video recorded and edited by Mike Armstrong.
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