He is a graduate of the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet. 8:23 am, Apr. 10, 2021 ×
Osakis Police Officer Preston Oetterer was hired last July, but in March became the police department s newest full-time officer. He replaced Mark Grinstead, who now works for the Sauk Centre Police Department. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Growing up in the small town of Finlayson in eastern Minnesota, Preston Oetterer feels right at home in Osakis.
The new full-time police officer says he needed roots and that Osakis, even with its population that is more than five times that of Finlayson, is the perfect fit.
Minnesota Power planning fast-charge EV stations for residents and tourists Customers, for a cost, could recharge vehicles across its service area. April 9, 2021 10:54am Text size Copy shortlink:
DULUTH – Minnesota Power is planning to build 16 fast-charging electric-vehicle stations across northeastern Minnesota, putting residents within its service area no more than 30 miles from a public charger by the end of 2022.
The Duluth-based utility told state regulators this week it wants to spend $2.6 million installing the stations next year in order to ease range anxiety and potentially boost demand for electric vehicles in the region. The proposed charging stations do not just serve to mitigate the range anxiety of urban EV owners driving from the metro to the Boundary Waters, but are a conscious decision to provide equitable access to EV infrastructure for people living in rural areas in northern Minnesota,
The Long Drive-In Announces Opening Night Lineup
The Long Drive-In in Long Prairie, Minnesota announced they ll be opening for the season this weekend! Tell your friends, grab a lawn chair and a blanket.
The drive-in originally announced they d be opening up the first weekend in April, but delayed the opening night by one week for reasons unknown.
On Saturday, April 3rd the drive-in announced via their Facebook account that they re starting their 65th movie season on April 9th.
They wrote, That s right . 65 years of quality entertainment and making priceless memories under these beautiful central Minnesota starry nights. And, We can t wait to get started making more!
CentraCare Reaches 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
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The health organization administered their 100,000th vaccine dose in their community wide vaccination efforts.
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Dr. George Morris says it shows the determination in their vaccination efforts.
When we began administering COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers in late December and then the community in January, we never envisioned we d already be at 100,000 doses by early April. We will continue these vaccination efforts and look forward to adding to this number until our community can be protected against COVID-19.
Since January, CentraCare has vaccinated people from Long Prairie to Redwood Falls and Sauk Centre to Monticello. CentraCare s mobile vaccine teams have also helped reached underserved populations.