February 25, 2010 RSS feed / Crow Wing Currents

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Fire damages KC’s Saloon in Pillager

By Dawn Timbs Staples World reporter
Employees of KC’s Saloon in Pillager don’t know when they’ll be able to get back to work, after an attic fire damaged the bar the morning of Feb. 22. More...

School district to get short term loan

By Brenda Halvorson, General Manager

Short term aid anticipation borrowing was approved by the Staples Motley School Board at their Feb. 16 meeting, a meeting characterized by its unusually light agenda. More...

Crow Wing Calendar

February 25 AARP TAX-AIDE FREE TAX HELP, Thursdays through tax season, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sylvan Town Hall, approx. 3 miles east of Pillager on Hwy 210, 24th Ave. For appt., 218-746-3652. For info., 218-352-6987. March 3 More...

Ladies day out

Friends from the Motley area enjoyed spending the day at the Women’s Health Expo in Staples, sponsored by Lakewood Health System. More...

MDA announces $1 million in farmer livestock grants

Area farmers among recipients

Two Cass County farmers among state Ag Department grant recipients More...

Hanson family overwhelmed by community support

By Dawn Timbs, Staples World reporter

Hundreds of people came to Leader Feb. 20, to show their support for Leader native Rick Hanson, who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. “It felt like Growler’s Days,” said Donna Hanson, Rick’s wife of 27 years. More...

Production

The Acting Company and The Guthrie Theater present their second coproduction and national tour of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” at Central Lakes College, Brainerd March 9. More...

Bi-CAP board seeks members

Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc. has openings on its board of directors for two low-income representatives, one from Beltrami County and one from Cass County. The term of office is three years. More...

No foul play suspected in Sebeka man’s death

Autopsy results have shown that a rural Sebeka man apparently died of exposure at his home. Wadena County Sheriff Mike Carr reported Feb. 18 that an autopsy showed Michael Johnson died as a result of hypothermia due to accidental exposure. More...