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Jan 4, 2025 · ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging Minnesotans to make a New Year’s resolution to be a scam spotter in 2025 and help to identify and prevent scams that harm Minnesota consumers, organizations and communities.

Jan 29, 2025 · Submit An Obituary. Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death.

Dec 9, 2024 · Carl Richard Berg, 82, Jan. 22, 1942-Dec. 4, 2024, would tell you he made the most of the “dash” between those two dates.

Dec 19, 2024 · ST. PAUL — The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced its next actions to launch Minnesota’s cannabis industry, following a Ramsey County District Court judge’s decision to stay the cannabis license preapproval lottery originally scheduled for Nov. 26.

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Dec 16, 2024 · The death of a young Brainerd man who was riding on a four-wheeler that fell through thin ice on a lake south of Longville is just one of a handful of tragic incidents that have happened over the last couple of weeks.

Nov 27, 2024 · Michael John Nethercutt, born Sept. 10, 1948, in Minneapolis to Orsian and Angela (Deliski) Nethercutt, passed away at home Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, joining his sister.

Jul 16, 2024 · James “Jimmy” Keith Kellogg, 88, of Walker, Minn., passed away peacefully at home Thursday, July 11, 2024.

Oct 30, 2024 · The eight Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School Board candidates had a chance to answer questions and give voters an opportunity to decide whom to vote for at a candidate forum last Thursday night.