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County Board Feb. 24 meeting highlights

Brian LarsenCook Commissioners approved an “Out of Class” appointment based on a recommendation of the County Human Resources Department which asked for, “the adoption of new and updated policies to promote positive, productive, safe, and effective workplace culture and practices, and to support continued compliance with applicable law and regulation, and effective delivery of public…

Community

BWCAW Trail Organization Readies Leaders for 2026 Season

More than twenty Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness enthusiasts gathered at a Leadership Retreat in Ely, MN, this past weekend. The event was the fourth annual, and the third held at Camp Widjiwagan on Burntside Lake, on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. The hosting organization was the…

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L’Etoile du Nord

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